Fludd
of Hilary Mantel (Goodreads Author)
Description
One dark and stormy night in 1956, a stranger named Fludd mysteriously turns up in the dismal village of Fetherhoughton. He is the curate sent by the bishop to assist Father Angwin-or is he? In the most unlikely of places, a superstitious town that understands little of romance or sentimentality, where bad blood between neighbors is ancient and impenetrable, miracles begin to bloom. No matter how copiously Father Angwin drinks while he confesses his broken faith, the level of the bottle does not drop. Although Fludd does not appear to be eating, the food on his plate disappears. Fludd becomes lover, gravedigger, and savior, transforming his dull office into a golden regency of decision, unashamed sensation, and unprecedented action. Knitting together the miraculous and the mundane, the dreadful and the ludicrous, Fludd is a tale of alchemy and transformation told with astonishing art, insight, humor, and wit.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 186 pages
- Publisher Fourth Estate
- Publication Date 2010
- First Publication 10/30/89
- Language English
- ISBN 9780007172894
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Fetherhoughton (United Kingdom)']
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