The Forest

" AS ENTERTAINING AS "SARUM" AND RUTHERFURD' S OTHER SWEEPING NOVEL OF BRITISH HISTORY, "LONDON,"" " The Boston Globe"""" Engaging . . . A sprawling tome that combines fact with fiction and covers 900 years in the history of New Forest, a 100,000-acre woodland in southern England . . . Rutherfurd sketches the histories of six fictional families, ranging from aristocrats to peasants, who have lived in the forest for generations. . . . But the real success is in how Rutherfurd paints his picture of the wooded enclave with images of treachery and violence, as well as magic and beauty." " The New York Post"" "THE FOREST" IS MICHENER TOLD WITH AN ENGLISH ACCENT." " St. Louis Post-Dispatch"" TALES OF LOVE AND HONOR, DECEIT AND VIOLENCE, INHERITANCE AND LOSS." " San Jose Mercury News" "From the Paperback edition."

<b>Edward Rutherfurd</b> was born in Salisbury, England, and educated at Cambridge University. His first novel, <i>Sarum</i>, was an instant international bestseller. His subsequent novels–<i>Russka</i> and <i>London</i>–were also highly acclaimed bestsellers here and abroad.<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i>