The Ox Is Slow
The Ox Is Slow by Robert Putt, published by Austin Macauley Publishers Limited in February 2024, is a historical fiction narrative that explores the lives of two distinct families across different centuries. The Belmont family, rooted in military leadership and aristocracy during the 15th and 16th centuries, contrasts sharply with the humble existence of John Marshall and his wife Caroline, who live in poverty in 1830s England. The story delves into their respective worlds, highlighting the differences in their lifestyles and perspectives.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of historical context as the narrative unfolds, weaving together the lives of the Belmonts and the Marshalls. The tale is framed by an ancient Phoenician proverb known as the Y Aphorism, which serves as a thematic thread connecting the characters’ experiences. This edition spans 440 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers to engage with the complexities of social class and identity throughout history.
Official synopsis Publisher
The Ox Is SlowThis is a tale of two families and it is here where the similarity ends.From the 15th and 16th centuries, the Belmont family culture had been based on military leadership, with its aristocratic identity conventions.In 1830, Pierre Belmont was acting as a military advisor to the French court of King Louis Phillippe. Satisfied with their lifestyles, he could envisage no serious alteration to his and his family’s way of life.At that time, John Marshall and his wife Caroline were living in England, near a small Norfolk village named Walpole St. Peter. Born into poverty, John was an itinerant farm labourer, unable to read or write, with only a basic understanding of arithmetic.He, like Pierre Belmont, could see no reasons for his or Caroline’s existence to change or improve.But, eleven centuries before, an ancient Phoenician proverb began to sew the threads of a human fabric that would have been beyond the imagination of both these men.It was known as the Y Aphorism.
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