1
of
1
Pure
From the Booker shortlisted author of The Land in Winter
Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.
Check link for latest rating. ( 10,629 ratings, 1,282 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still
learning, it may not be perfect - your
feedback is welcome!
Summary
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$2799
Unit price
/
Unavailable
AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER
Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 3-4 weeks
Found a better price? Request a price match
Pure
$2799
Unit price
/
Unavailable
Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?
Pure
*WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD*
*WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD*
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and
still learning, it may not be perfect - your
feedback is welcome!
Description
A year of bones, of grave-dirt, relentless work. Of mummified corpses and chanting priests.
A year of rape, suicide, sudden death. Of friendship too. Of desire. Of love...
A year unlike any other he has lived.
Deep in the heart of Paris, its oldest cemetery is, by 1785, overflowing, tainting the very breath of those who live nearby. Into their midst comes Jean-Baptiste Baratte, a young, provincial engineer charged by the king with demolishing it.
At first, Baratte sees this as a chance to clear the burden of history, a fitting task for a modern man of reason. But before long, he begins to suspect that the destruction of the cemetery might be a prelude to his own.
Pure by Andrew Miller is a vivid portrayal of a year unlike any other, blending elements of history, friendship, and the timeless struggle between progress and consequence.
Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Pure by Andrew Miller has been praised for its exquisite prose, evocative depiction of pre-revolutionary Paris, and thought-provoking narrative. Critics highlight Miller's ability to craft arresting and intelligent sentences that bring a tangible sense of a vanished world while questioning societal norms and personal integrity. The novel's richly detailed and symbolic storytelling, coupled with its dynamic characters, creates a vivid and atmospheric reading experience.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781444724288
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 January 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sceptre
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 352
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, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2025. Andrew Miller's novels have been published in translation in twenty countries. Born in Bristol in 1960, he currently lives in Somerset.
Also by Andrew Miller
View all-
-
-
-
-
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies
Hardback$13300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeks
More from Historical Fiction
View all-
-
10% offNew Release -
10% off -
-
18% off -
19% off -
13% off
-
-
-
-
New Release -
Why buy from us?
Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!
Service & Delivery
Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.
Auckland Bookstore
We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.
Our Gifting Service
Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.
