Sarum (novel)
Sarum is a work of historical fiction by Edward Rutherfurd, first published in 1987. It was Rutherfurd's literary debut. It tells the story of England through the tales of several families in and around the English city of Salisbury, the writer's hometown, from prehistoric times to 1985.
Characters
The main families of Sarum include:- Forest
- Wilson
- Porters
- Mason
- Shockley
- Godfrey
Synopsis
The story covers major points of British history. The following chapter listing parallels major periods and events :Old Sarum
- Journey to Sarum
- The Barrow
- The Henge
- Sorviodunum
- Twilight
- The Two Rivers
- The Castle
New Sarum
- The Founding
- The Death
- The Rose
- A Journey From Sarum
- New World
- The Unrest
- The Calm
- Boney
- Empire
- The Henge II
- The Encampment
- The Spire