Book description
A massive tale of secrets, corruption and magic between two feuding
families - the powerful Gearys and the shadowy Barbarossas.
EVERY FAMILY HAS A SECRET
As rich as the Rockefellers, as glamorous as the Kennedys, the Geary
dynasty has held subtle sway over American life since the Civil War,
brilliantly concealing the depths of its corruption. All that is about
to change. For the Gearys are at war. Their enemies are another dynasty
- the Barbarossas - whose origins lie not in history but in myth.
When the prodigal prince of the Barbarossa clan, Galilee, falls in love
with Rachel Geary, the pent-up loathing between the families erupts in a
mutually destructive frenzy. Adulteries are laid bare. Secrets creep
out. And insanity reigns.
Galilee is a massive tale, mingling the sharp realism of Barker's
bestseller Sacrament with the dark invention for which he's known
worldwide, and surpassing both with an epic tale which will surely rank
as the crowning achievement of his career. 'Galilee leaps through time
and space to reveal an impressively majestic vision told in beautiful
prose. A fantastic, engrossing war of the worlds'
People Magazine
'An epic, classic saga'
Daily Mirror
'Barker is much more than genre writer'
New York Times Book Review
'Barker's greatest achievement - an addictive read that is nigh
impossible to put down'
Birmingham Evening Mail
'Passionate and ingenious… A ride with remarkable views'
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Clive Barker was born in Liverpool in 1952.
He is the author of The Books of Blood, Weaveworld, The Great and Secret
Show, Imajica, The Thief of Always, Everville, and most recently,
Sacrament. He now lives in Beverly Hills, California.
