Mary Swann - Hardcover

Shields, Carol

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1872180027 ISBN 13: 9781872180021

Publisher: Fourth Estate, 1990

Synopsis

Mary Swann, a talented poet, submitted a paper bag full of poems to a newspaper editor mere hours before she was brutally murdered by her husband. Four very different people subsequently embark on a search for the mystery behind the poet's life and death.

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Review

‘Quite excellent. Hers is a name to set beside those of Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro.’ Anita Brookner, Spectator

‘A funny, compassionate, open-handed novel. A worthy British debut from a fine Canadian author.’ Glasgow Herald

‘Formally ingenious and inventive, strikingly evocative of place, of character, of the world of things, capable of both comedy and tenderness, and above all beautifully written.’ LRB

‘Clearly a work of an experienced and skilful writer. This is not only a first-rate read, it is also sophisticated and ingeniously crafted.’ Listener

From the Back Cover

Mary Swann, a latter day Emily Dickinson, submitted a paper bag of poems to newspaper editor Frederic Cruzzi mere hours before her husband hacked her to pieces. How could someone who led such a dull, sheltered life produce these works of genius? Four very different people search for the elusive answer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1872180027
• ISBN 13: 9781872180021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320