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The Wilderness
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The Wilderness
He has lost his wife, his son is in prison and he is about to lose his past. Jake has Alzheimer's.
As the disease takes hold of him, the key events of his life shift, and what until recently seemed solid fact melts into surreal imaginings.
An extraordinary debut novel by a young writer of remarkable gifts
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An extraordinary debut novel by a young writer of remarkable gifts.
From the author of 2024 Booker Prize winning Orbital
It's Jake's birthday. He has lost his wife, his son is in prison and he is about to lose his past. Jake has Alzheimer's.
As the disease takes hold of him, the key events of his life shift, and what until recently seemed solid fact melts into surreal imaginings. Is his daughter alive or long dead? And why exactly is his son in prison? There was a cherry tree once, and a yellow dress, but what do they mean? Is there anything he'll be able to salvage from the wreckage?
From the first sentence to the last, The Wilderness holds us in its grip. This is writing of extraordinary power and beauty.
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The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey has been praised for its intelligence and stunning portrayal of human fragility, capturing the process of mental disintegration with brilliance. Critics commend it for its exploration of memory, identity, and love, noting its melancholic yet beautifully written narrative. It's described as a remarkable debut that resonates deeply and potentially award-worthy.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780099526537
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 February 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 199.0mm
Weight: 237g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Samantha Harvey is the author of the novels Orbital, The Wilderness, All is Song, Dear Thief and The Western Wind and a work of non-fiction, The Shapeless Unease- A Year of Not Sleeping. Orbital was the winner of the Booker Prize 2024, and her other work has been shortlisted for the James Tait Black Award, the Women's Prize, the Guardian First Book Award and the Walter Scott Prize. The Wilderness was awarded the Betty Trask Prize. She is a tutor on the MA course in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.
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