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The Poet's Wife
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781068526428
Publisher: Writers Review Publishing
Published: Apr 24 2025
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.99 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The Poet's Wife - 'Affecting and beautifully written' - The Times
A fascinating, compelling book about the wife of John Clare, and the bewildering effects of her husband's madness. Clare Morrall, Booker shortlisted author.
It is 1841. Patty is married to John Clare: peasant poet, genius and madman.'Patty's voice is at once homely and poetic, and her lyrical descriptions of the rhythms and customs of mid-nineteenth century England - where it is unlucky to look at the moon through glass, and where a bundle of corn is left in the field at the end of every harvest, like an offering to the gods - are at the heart of the novel. Through these evocations of her country girlhood, questions arise about her relationship with John. Is it just Clare's illness that has triggered his obsession with Mary? Has he only loved Patty with part of his heart? The Times Literary Supplement
'This novel will leave you reaching for the nearest copy of John Clare's powerful poems.' The Daily Mail
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