The Innocent Moon

A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight #9

by Henry Williamson

In the ninth volume in the Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight Series, Philip emerges from WWI feeling overwhelmed by the powers of destruction, and searches for a woman who could be his soulmate.

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Henry William Williamson was an English soldier, naturalist, farmer and ruralist writer known for his natural history and social history novels, as well as for his fascist sympathies. He won the Hawthornden Prize for literature in 1928 with his book Tarka the Otter.

Henry Williamson is best known for a tetralogy of four novels which consists of The Beautiful Years (1921), Dandelion Days (1922), The Dream of Fair Women (1924) and The Pathway (1928). These novels are collectively known as The Flax of Dream and they follow the life of Willie Maddison from boyhood to adulthood in a rapidly changing world.

Reviews

[Paul Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

After chasing various unrequited crushes,
Phillip finally finds himself a friendly wife.
His observations form a potent portrait
Of England’s interbellum cultural life.

[PAUL DEWSON · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ninth book in the series and as enjoyable as all the others. Williamson's descriptions of the natural world are as vivid as ever. He also displays a sharp eye for all the frailties and pettiness of humans.