After Darke
Description
Released from prison after serving his sentence for the assisted death of his wife, his health failing and his chronic impatience exacerbated, Dr James Darke self-isolates. But on his return he understands that he is now a displaced person, lost in a new world for which his education and inclinations have not prepared him.
Irascible, misanthropic, intensely bookish, fastidious in his tastes and rich enough to indulge them, Darke is a happy shut-in, busily writing oppositional pamphlets and composing a literary hoax. But his daughter and the Bulgarian housekeeper she hired to look after him have other ideas.
After Darke is a moving, witty reflection on grief, ageing and love in all its forms, and James Darke is one of the most memorable, exasperating yet loveable characters of contemporary fiction.
PUBLISHER:
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN-10:
0349134936
ISBN-13:
9780349134932
BINDING:
Paperback / softback
BISAC:
Fiction
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2023
NUMBER OF PAGES:
288
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
7.75(H) x 5.00(W)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / Adult
LANGUAGE:
English