Three to See the King: ‘Pythonesque ... Quirky, deadpan and quietly unhinged' - Couverture souple

Mills, Magnus

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ISBN 10 : 1408813750 ISBN 13 : 9781408813751

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2011

Synopsis

Living on a windy plain in a house made entirely from tin, a recluse's quiet life is transformed by the severely critical Mary Petrie who arrives unannounced with a trunk of her belongings in tow. As a procession of new houseguests begins, our narrator is put under pressure as his previously-isolated existence is turned on its head and he is forced to choose between a solitary life and joining the mass exodus of his neighbours...

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'For a long time I'd been convinced that I occupied a remote and unusual part of the world. Suddenly I wasn't so sure.' Living in a house made entirely of tin, on a great flat plain, far from any neighbour, with the wind for company: what could be better? Then, if a female acquaintance should arrive, make her intentions clear, make her mark, make a home, make some rules: what to do? Your nearest neighbours choose to move on, to move away; when they return, they're on a mission: do you follow in their footsteps? What is to be gained? What is to be lost? Magnus Mills, in this his third novel, has produced another singular, wry and uncanny tale - of civilization and discontent, of community and solitude, of domesticity and adventure, of leaders and followers. With it, Mills reaffirms that he is among the most distinctive and original writers at work in Britain today.

Biographie de l'auteur :

magnus mills is the author of two previous novels, The Restraint of Beasts and All Quiet on the Orient Express. His work has been published in a dozen languages.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1408813750
• ISBN 13: 9781408813751
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240