The Quickening Maze
The Quickening Maze
Adam Foulds
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
After a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated.
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Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
After a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and became entangled in the life of the asylum. This historically accurate, intensely lyrical novel, describes the asylum's closed world and Nature's paradise outside the walls: Clare's dream of home, of redemption, of escape.
Product Description
Title - The Quickening Maze
Edition -
Author - Adam Foulds
ISBN 13 - 9780099532446
Imprint - Vintage
Publisher - Vintage Publishing
Date Published - 06/05/2010
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 17mm
Weight - 191 g
Languages - English