The Heroes of Tolkien by David Day - Leatherbound

The Heroes of Tolkien by David Day - LeatherboundIn J. R. R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion, Middle earth endured cataclysmic wars and critical battles, causing great men, women and mystical creatures to arise, influence and shape the course of its history. Here in this book, Tolkien expert David Day examines the complexities surrounding Tolkien's portrayal of good and evil, and analyses Middle earth's most celebrated heroes and the literary, historical and mythological

it is hard to break eye contact

When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire

and brilliantly evokes the comical chaos of life in the smoky newsroom of Ireland’s paper-of-record

In the meeting of the narrator who has ditched his plane in the Sahara desert

and a glovemaker's son who flouts convention in pursuit of the woman he loves

but will leave you feeling refreshed

being robust is the better

She spent her life working to make these things happen

He spots his shadow and wants to race it - only to find it's just as fast as him

and delves into cutting-edge psychology and neuroscience to explain why they matter

Yet there is another tale to tell

BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A beautiful book