Sabino - the outcast member of a rich mine-owning family - is renowned for his arrogance and brutality. For reasons of personal revenge, he agrees to lead an expedition to crush saboteurs who are attacking a vital railway line. Leading his struggling army of half-starved men across the arid and treacherous landscape, Sabino also embarks on a journey of the soul. Rising, first published in 1976, was R. C. Hutchinson's last novel. It is a powerful re-creation of an episode of South American history, and also a profound and ...
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Sabino - the outcast member of a rich mine-owning family - is renowned for his arrogance and brutality. For reasons of personal revenge, he agrees to lead an expedition to crush saboteurs who are attacking a vital railway line. Leading his struggling army of half-starved men across the arid and treacherous landscape, Sabino also embarks on a journey of the soul. Rising, first published in 1976, was R. C. Hutchinson's last novel. It is a powerful re-creation of an episode of South American history, and also a profound and poignant exploration of the complexity of human relationships, and of one man's attempt at redemption. At its heart lies the burning struggle between good and evil.
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Add this copy of Rising to cart. $74.40, good condition, Sold by Baggins Book Bazaar rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester, KENT, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1976 by Michael Joseph.
Add this copy of Rising to cart. $44.50, fair condition, Sold by Second Story Books, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Michael Joseph.
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Book. Octavo, 359 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is blue with white and yellow print. Dust jacket in mylar; light edge wear, light smudging/shelf wear, small vendor label on front flap, penciled page numbers on rear flap. Boards in blue cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine. Text block has small amount of penciled marginal notation. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1404981. FP New Rockville Stock.
Add this copy of Rising to cart. $77.91, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Faber and Faber.
