Poppy Shakespeare (2006 Shortlisted For Guardian 1st Book
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Description:
Who is mad? Who is sane? Who decides? Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N has been a patient for thirteen years. Day after day, she sits smoking in the common room and swapping medication. Like the other patients, N's ambition is never to be discharged. Then, in walks Poppy Shakespeare in a short skirt and snakeskin heels. Poppy is certain she isn't ment...
Who is mad? Who is sane? Who decides? Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N has been a patient for thirteen years. Day after day, she sits smoking in the common room and swapping medication. Like the other patients, N's ambition is never to be discharged. Then, in walks Poppy Shakespeare in a short skirt and snakeskin heels. Poppy is certain she isn't ment...
Description:
Who is mad? Who is sane? Who decides? Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N has been a patient for thirteen years. Day after day, she sits smoking in the common room and swapping medication. Like the other patients, N's ambition is never to be discharged. Then, in walks Poppy Shakespeare in a short skirt and snakeskin heels. Poppy is certain she isn't mentally ill and desperate to return to her life outside and, though baffled, N agrees to help her. But in a world where everything's upside down, are they crazy enough to upset the system?
Review:
'Poppy Shakespeare has that rare quality: the feel of a book that needed to be written ... It is bitterly, brutally funny and extraordinarily moving' Telegraph 'Catch-22 meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ... an electrifying debut ... surreal, raucous, infuriating and very funny' Guardian 'The characters, in all their bravado, pathos and absurdity, feel utterly true to life. It is a brave and original piece of work' Patrick McGrath 'Funny, lyrical and deeply affecting ... Seize this passionate, unsettling, accomplished debut with both hands' Spectator
Prizes:
Shortlisted for BT Mind Awards Book of the Year 2007.
Author Biography:
Clare Allan was the winner of the first Orange/Harpers short-story prize. She lives in London. This is her first novel.
Who is mad? Who is sane? Who decides? Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N has been a patient for thirteen years. Day after day, she sits smoking in the common room and swapping medication. Like the other patients, N's ambition is never to be discharged. Then, in walks Poppy Shakespeare in a short skirt and snakeskin heels. Poppy is certain she isn't mentally ill and desperate to return to her life outside and, though baffled, N agrees to help her. But in a world where everything's upside down, are they crazy enough to upset the system?
Review:
'Poppy Shakespeare has that rare quality: the feel of a book that needed to be written ... It is bitterly, brutally funny and extraordinarily moving' Telegraph 'Catch-22 meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ... an electrifying debut ... surreal, raucous, infuriating and very funny' Guardian 'The characters, in all their bravado, pathos and absurdity, feel utterly true to life. It is a brave and original piece of work' Patrick McGrath 'Funny, lyrical and deeply affecting ... Seize this passionate, unsettling, accomplished debut with both hands' Spectator
Prizes:
Shortlisted for BT Mind Awards Book of the Year 2007.
Author Biography:
Clare Allan was the winner of the first Orange/Harpers short-story prize. She lives in London. This is her first novel.
| Autor | Allan, Clare |
|---|---|
| Ilmumisaeg | 2007 |
| Kirjastus | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Köide | Pehmekaaneline |
| Bestseller | Ei |
| Lehekülgede arv | 352 |
| Pikkus | 198 |
| Laius | 198 |
| Keel | English |
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