Fludd

by Hilary Mantel
Fludd

Published

January 2010

Publishers

UK
Penguin
US
Henry Holt
One dark and stormy night in 1956, a stranger named Fludd mysteriously turns up in the 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 and dismal town that understands little of romance or sentimentality, where bad blood between neighbours is ancient and impenetrable, miracles begin to bloom. Fludd becomes lover, gravedigger, and saviour, 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 novel about alchemy and transformation.

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Hilary Mantel

A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing
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The Mirror & the Light The Mirror & the Light
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Bring up the Bodies Bring up the Bodies
Giving up the Ghost Giving up the Ghost
The Giant, O'Brien The Giant, O'Brien
An Experiment in Love An Experiment in Love
A Change of Climate A Change of Climate
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street Eight Months on Ghazzah Street
Vacant Possession Vacant Possession
Every Day is Mother's Day Every Day is Mother's Day
Learning to Talk Learning to Talk
Beyond Black Beyond Black
Wolf Hall Wolf Hall
A Place of Greater Safety A Place of Greater Safety