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Poor Things

Alasdair Gray (author)

Paperback Published on: 24/08/2023

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Clever, and a bit bonkers.

I didn't realise the author is an artist as well as an author, so like an Edward Carey, Poor Things was an unexpected visual treat. Godwin 'God' Baxter cre... READ MORE

Selena, Guildford at Guildford

Unlike anything I have ever read..

Before starting, I was unaware that Gray was just the editor. He prefaces by saying the first edition written by Archie Mcandless in the early 1900's, was ... READ MORE

emily collins at Durham

Synopsis

Soon to be a major film starring Emma Stone, from the director of The Favourite.

A life without freedom to choose is not worth having.

Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation... but what does Bella think?

This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church.

Publisher information

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN: 9781526657886
Number of pages: 336
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 24 mm
Weight: 280g
Languages: English

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More Political than Expected

Having seen and enjoyed the film, I was intrigued to find out how it differed / derived from the source novel. Somewhat forewarned - as we know that Lan... READ MORE

Derek Duerden