Red Shift (novel)
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Red Shift is a 1973 fantasy novel by Alan Garner. It is set in Cheshire, England, in three time periods: Roman Britain, the English Civil War and the present.
First edition cover, showing the folly tower on Mow Cop.
The folly on Mow Cop
St Bertoline's Church, Barthomley
Alan Garner
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Alan Garner is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. Much of his work is rooted in the landscape, history and folklore
Red Shift (novel)
…Red Shift is a 1973 fantasy novel by Alan Garner. It is set in Cheshire, England, in three time periods: Roman Britain, the English Civil War and the present. This is primarily a novel about adolescent…
Garner in 2011
In 1957, Garner purchased and began renovating Toad Hall at Blackden, Cheshire
Garner at his home in Blackden, 2011
The Medicine House, an Early Modern building that was moved to Blackden by Garner.