Giant on the Skyline

On Home, Belonging and Learning to Let Go

By Clover Stroud | Publisher: Transworld

About the book

‘A wonderful, wise, magical book… The Giant on the Skyline is really quite incredible.’
Rachael Lucas

‘Timeless and yet firmly rooted in time, magical and mysterious and yet earthy and sensual.’
Lily Dunn

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What is it that makes a home? What is a home without the roots that tie you to a place? What is a home when a family is split?

Clover's eldest children are leaving home for university. Her husband Pete's work is in America. The only way for Clover and the younger children to live with him is to uproot, leave their rural life near the ancient Ridgeway in Oxfordshire and move to Washington DC. Forced to leave the home she loves and consider these questions, Clover sets out to explore the place where she lives, walk the Ridgway, understand a little of the history of her landscape and work out why it is that it is so hard for her to go. In doing so she paints a beautifully layered portrait of family, community and of belonging in a landscape that has drawn people to it for generation after generation.

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‘A beautiful book, written in lyrical, liquid prose that seems to flow straight from the heart to the page.’
Sophy Roberts

‘Few writers I know have this intense intimacy, or such an immediately engaging effect on a reader. It really is magic.’
Lucy Atkins

‘Clover’s most profound and moving, and unquestionably her most soaringly beautiful…’
Juliet Nicolson

Praise for Clover Stroud

'A fearless explorer of the human heart.'
Elizabeth Gilbert

'Clover's writing is sensationally beautiful.'
Laura Cumming

'Stroud's writing is knife-sharp, beautiful and profound.'
Madeline Miller

'I love Clover Stroud's writing. It feels like she's mining for treasure, drilling down with lyrical prose, getting to the thing that makes us human.'
Christie Watson

Editions of Giant on the Skyline

Hardcover
ISBN 9780857529152
Paperback
ISBN 9781804990735
EBook
ISBN 9781529197471
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9781529923599

Read an Excerpt

‘A wonderful, wise, magical book… The Giant on the Skyline is really quite incredible.’
Rachael Lucas

‘Timeless and yet firmly rooted in time, magical and mysterious and yet earthy and sensual.’
Lily Dunn

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What is it that makes a home? What is a home without the roots that tie you to a place? What is a home when a family is split?

Clover's eldest children are leaving home for university. Her husband Pete's work is in America. The only way for Clover and the younger children to live with him is to uproot, leave their rural life near the ancient Ridgeway in Oxfordshire and move to Washington DC. Forced to leave the home she loves and consider these questions, Clover sets out to explore the place where she lives, walk the Ridgway, understand a little of the history of her landscape and work out why it is that it is so hard for her to go. In doing so she paints a beautifully layered portrait of family, community and of belonging in a landscape that has drawn people to it for generation after generation.

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‘A beautiful book, written in lyrical, liquid prose that seems to flow straight from the heart to the page.’
Sophy Roberts

‘Few writers I know have this intense intimacy, or such an immediately engaging effect on a reader. It really is magic.’
Lucy Atkins

‘Clover’s most profound and moving, and unquestionably her most soaringly beautiful…’
Juliet Nicolson

Praise for Clover Stroud

'A fearless explorer of the human heart.'
Elizabeth Gilbert

'Clover's writing is sensationally beautiful.'
Laura Cumming

'Stroud's writing is knife-sharp, beautiful and profound.'
Madeline Miller

'I love Clover Stroud's writing. It feels like she's mining for treasure, drilling down with lyrical prose, getting to the thing that makes us human.'
Christie Watson

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Giant on the Skyline about?

‘A wonderful, wise, magical book… The Giant on the Skyline is really quite incredible.’
Rachael Lucas

‘Timeless and yet firmly rooted in time, magical and mysterious and yet earthy and sensual.’
Lily Dunn

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What is it that makes a home? What is a home without the roots that tie you to a place? What is a home when a family is split?

Clover's eldest children are leaving home for university. Her husband Pete's work is in America. The only way for Clover and the younger children to live with him is to uproot, leave their rural life near the ancient Ridgeway in Oxfordshire and move to Washington DC. Forced to leave the home she loves and consider these questions, Clover sets out to explore the place where she lives, walk the Ridgway, understand a little of the history of her landscape and work out why it is that it is so hard for her to go. In doing so she paints a beautifully layered portrait of family, community and of belonging in a landscape that has drawn people to it for generation after generation.

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‘A beautiful book, written in lyrical, liquid prose that seems to flow straight from the heart to the page.’
Sophy Roberts

‘Few writers I know have this intense intimacy, or such an immediately engaging effect on a reader. It really is magic.’
Lucy Atkins

‘Clover’s most profound and moving, and unquestionably her most soaringly beautiful…’
Juliet Nicolson

Praise for Clover Stroud

'A fearless explorer of the human heart.'
Elizabeth Gilbert

'Clover's writing is sensationally beautiful.'
Laura Cumming

'Stroud's writing is knife-sharp, beautiful and profound.'
Madeline Miller

'I love Clover Stroud's writing. It feels like she's mining for treasure, drilling down with lyrical prose, getting to the thing that makes us human.'
Christie Watson

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Giant on the Skyline?

Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Memoirs

Where can I read a sample of Giant on the Skyline?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780857529152

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Giant on the Skyline?

Clover Stroud

Who is the Publisher of the book Giant on the Skyline?

Transworld

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Giant on the Skyline is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780857529152) and paperback(ISBN 9781804990735) and ebook(ISBN 9781529197471) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781529923599)

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