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The Poet's Wife - 'Affecting and beautifully written' - The Times
A fascinating, compelling book about the wife of John Clare, and the bewildering effects of her husband's madness. Clare Morrall, Booker shortlisted author.
It is 1841. Patty is married to John Clare: peasant poet, genius and madman.Travelling home one…
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Judith Allnatt thoroughly immerses us in the world of Patty, wife of the Northamptonshire poet John Clare, in this moving novel. The story begins with Patty greeting John on his return from an asylum, only to find that he believes she's his childhood sweetheart, Mary. Patty must keep the family going, despite rural poverty, the risks of poaching and the enclosure of land, and her husband's increasing delusions. Offsetting the grimness of this we go back to earlier scenes, when the pair first met and fell in love. The novel is very well written with a wealth of detail about…
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