The sense of regretfully looking back through fading autumn sunlight on a life not really lived is wonderfully done

Daily Mail

A compelling narrative . . . O'Brien is an acclaimed poet and his second novel is stylish and controlled

Sunday Times

O'Brien's literary thriller is elegant, atmospheric and topical, with a dash of wry humour

Mail on Sunday

Stephen Maxwell has just retired from a lifetime spent teaching history at his alma mater. As he writes the official history of Blake's, a minor public school steeped in military tradition, he also reveals how, forty years ago, a secret conflict dating from the Second World War re-enacted itself among staff and pupils, when fascism once more made its presence felt in the school and the city, with violent and nightmarish results.
Les mer
A dramatic evocation of time, place and a community closing ranks to conceal the truth.
The sense of regretfully looking back through fading autumn sunlight on a life not really lived is wonderfully done

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780330543545
Publisert
2017-08-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Picador
Vekt
230 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

Forfatter

Biographical note

Sean O’Brien is a poet, critic, playwright, broadcaster, anthologist and editor. He grew up in Hull and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne; he is Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His six collections of poetry to date have all won awards, including The Drowned Book (Picador, 2007) which won both the Forward Prize for best collection and the T.S. Eliot Prize.