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Jun 19, 2015zipread rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Caves of Perigord --- by --- Martin Walker Three stories come together when Major Manners walks into the offices of the auction house and presents Lydia Dean with a fabulous piece of what seemed to be unbelievably beautiful rock art, thousands of years old. What is it? How old is it? Where could it have come from? What tales did it tell? There are three stories here: Manners and Dean hasten to the Perigord region of central France to learn how Manners father had come into possession of this relic. The second story takes place in the dying days of WWII and Manners’ father is a liaison between the French Maquis resistance fighters and London. The development of this story concludes with the discovery of the stone relic. Story number three unfolds in the misty past, fifteen thousand years ago, as a group living in this very same region produce some amazing rock art and when one young man and woman produce some particular art that explores new dimensions. Although widely separated by time, the three stories are united by space. And by the brilliant rock. Walker has told a gripping tale full of art history; prehistoric speculation; the vagaries guerilla life in World War II France. With eloquence, he paints a picture of the landscape of the Perigord and the story of this special piece of stone. Enjoyable reading.