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Now We Shall Be Entirely Free
Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize
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Now We Shall Be Entirely Free
By the Costa Award-winning author of PURE, a stunning historical novel - the tale of a traumatised soldier on a journey in search of peace, which turns into a nail-biting hunt to the death.
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ANDREW MILLER'S WRITING IS A SOURCE OF WONDER AND DELIGHT — Hilary Mantel
ONE OF OUR MOST SKILFUL CHRONICLERS OF THE HUMAN HEART AND MIND — Sunday Times
Winner of the Highland Book Prize, shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize, and a book of the year for the Guardian, the New Statesman, the Spectator, and BBC History Magazine
"Excellent" — Observer
"Gripping" — Daily Mail
"Immersive" — The Times
A traumatised soldier in search of peace, a nail-biting hunt to the death - the rapturously acclaimed eighth novel from the author of Pure
When Captain John Lacroix returns to England after fighting Napoleon's forces in Spain, he is not the man he was. A survivor of the British army's infamous retreat to Corunna, he carries with him a shameful secret, one he will travel to the outer reaches of Scotland to forget.
Lacroix's journey to the Hebrides leads to encounters with thieves and free thinkers, to unexpected friendships, even love. But as the short northern summer reaches its zenith, the shadow of the enemy is creeping closer — unbeknownst to Lacroix, a vicious English corporal and a Spanish officer are on his trail. Freedom, for John Lacroix, will come at a high price.
PRAISE FOR ANDREW MILLER
"Unique, visionary, a master at unmasking humanity" — Sarah Hall
"A writer of very rare and outstanding gifts" — Independent on Sunday
"A highly intelligent writer, both exciting and contemplative" — The Times
"A wonderful storyteller" — Spectator
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Andrew Miller's Now We Shall Be Entirely Free is praised for its vivid historical setting and immersive storytelling. Critics highlight its blend of pastoral comedy, romance, and thriller elements, alongside themes of male violence, war, and freedom. With beautifully crafted prose and suspenseful drama, the novel's richly drawn characters and balanced tension create a riveting narrative experience.
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ISBN: 9781444784664
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 May 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sceptre
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 29.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 342g
Pages: 432
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About the Author
Andrew Miller's first novel, Ingenious Pain, was published by Sceptre in 1997. It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Grinzane Cavour Prize for the best foreign novel published in Italy. It has been followed by Casanova, Oxygen, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award in 2001, The Optimists, One Morning Like a Bird, Pure, which won the Costa Book of the Year Award in 2011, The Crossing, Now We Shall Be Entirely Free, The Slowworm's Song and The Land in Winter, which won the Winston Graham Historical Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction in 2025. Andrew Miller's novels have been published in translation in twenty countries. Born in Bristol in 1960, he currently lives in Somerset.
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