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The Quickening Maze

By: Publication details: Stanley PaulISBN:
  • 9780099532446
  • 0099532441
Subject(s): Summary: Synopsis:After a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and became entangled in the life of the asylum. This historically accurate, intensely lyrical novel, describes the asylum's closed world and Nature's paradise outside the walls: Clare's dream of home, of redemption, of escape.
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Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Countess of Chester NHS Library Main Shelves FIC F (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available COU00002018
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FIC F Shades of Grey FIC F Freedom FIC F Dead heat FIC F The Quickening Maze FIC F A tiny bit marvellous FIC F The blasphemer FIC F Whiteout

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Synopsis:After a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and became entangled in the life of the asylum. This historically accurate, intensely lyrical novel, describes the asylum's closed world and Nature's paradise outside the walls: Clare's dream of home, of redemption, of escape.