Brand new,
quality paper back book, heavy, 848 pages. 1238g
Description:
From the
award-winning author of 'Clear 'comes an epic
novel of startling originality.If History is just
a sick joke which keeps on repeating itself, then
who exactly might be telling it, and why? Could it
be John Scogin, Edward IV's infamous court jester,
whose favourite pastime was to burn people alive -
for a laugh? Or could it be Andrew Boarde, Henry
VIII's physician, who kindly wrote John Scogin's
biography? Or could it be a tiny Kurd called
Gaffar whose days are blighted by an unspeakable
terror of - uh - salad? Or a beautiful, bulimic
harpy with ridiculously weak bones? Or a man who
guards Beckley Woods with a Samurai sword and a
pregnant terrier? 'Darkmans' is a very modern
book, set in Ashford (a ridiculously modern town),
about two very old-fashioned subjects: love and
jealousy. It's also a book about invasion,
obsession, displacement and possession, about
comedy, art, prescription drugs and chiropody. And
the main character? The past, which creeps up on
the present and whispers something quite dark -
quite unspeakable - into its ear. 'Darkmans' is
the third of Nicola Barker's visionary narratives
of the Thames Gateway. Following on from 'Wide
Open' (winner Dublin IMPAC award 2000) and 'Behindlings'
it confirms Nicola Barker as one of Britain's most
original and exciting literary talents.
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