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Fludd

By Hilary Mantel

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| Hardcover | 9780754043362

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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, whContinue

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.

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  • Hilary Mantel: Fludd

    The critical success of Hilary Mantel’s recent novel, the bizarre psychic comedy Beyond Black, invigorated her publisher to dust down her back catalogue and give them a no-expenses-spent rejacketing. Fludd was first published in 1989 but is set – and ... (read full critics)

    theasylum published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010

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  • Have re-read 4 times.

    Very Funny
    a good take on religions
    lovely writing
    uplifting characters...

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 256 Pages
  • Edition: Largeprint
  • ISBN-10: 0754043363
  • ISBN-13: 9780754043362
  • Publisher: Chivers Press
  • Pub date: Jun 01, 2001
  • Also available as: Paperback, Others and eBook
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