| Fludd Contributor(s): Mantel, Hilary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805062734 ISBN-13: 9780805062731 Publisher: Holt Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: A mysterious curate is sent to an English village in 1956 to assist a fallen priest. Fludd turns out to be a reincarnated alchemist who helps the priest with his drinking problem and sets off a series of miracles in the superstitious town that understands little of romance or sentimentality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99049485 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.40 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mantel, Hilary: - Hilary Mantel is the two-time winner of the Man Booker Prize for her best-selling novels, Wolf Hall, and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies--an unprecedented achievement. The Royal Shakespeare Company adapted Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies for the stage to colossal critical acclaim, and the BBC/Masterpiece six-part adaption of the novels aired in 2015. The author of fourteen books, she is currently at work on the third installment of the Thomas Cromwell Trilogy. |