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Nicholson, Christopher, 1956-
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Fiction.
Authors -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
London (England) -- Fiction.
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Nicholson, Christopher, 1956-
Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Fiction.
Authors -- Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
London (England) -- Fiction.
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Winter / Christopher Nicholson.
by
Nicholson, Christopher, 1956-
Europa Editions, 2015.
Call #:
FICTION
NIC
Subjects
Hardy
,
Thomas
,
1840-1928
--
Fiction
.
Authors
--
Fiction
.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
--
Fiction
London (England)
--
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9781609452957 (trade pbk.)
160945295X (trade pbk.)
Description:
269 p. ; 21 cm.
Summary:
"A November morning in the 1920s finds an elderly man in his eighties walking the grounds of his Dorchester home, pondering his past and future with deep despondence. That man is the revered novelist and poet
Thomas
Hardy
, and Christopher Nicholson's fictionalized account of the final years of the accomplished writer's life is as engrossing as it is heartbreaking. The novel focuses on the true events that occurred around the London theater dramatization of
Hardy
's acclaimed novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles, including
Hardy
's hand-picked casting of the young, alluring Gertrude 'Gertie' Bugler of The
Hardy
Players to play Tess. As plans for the play become more concrete,
Hardy
's interest in Gertie becomes a voyeuristic infatuation, causing him to write some of the best poems of his career. However, when
Hardy
's reclusive wife, Florence, catches wind of
Hardy
's desire for Gertie to take the London stage, a tangled web of jealously and missed opportunity ensnares all three characters--with devastating results. Told from the perspectives of
Hardy
, Gertie, and Florence, Nicholson's novel perfectly captures the often-difficult juxtaposition of fledgling hopes and the unfulfilled life. With expert insight into the struggles of both
Hardy
and Florence, coupled with poetic yet unassuming prose, Winter is certainly on par with the novels of its central character."--From publisher.
Genre:
Psychological
fiction
.
Historical
fiction
.
Biographical
fiction
.
Literary
fiction
.
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Central Library
Adult Fiction
FICTION NIC
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