Ash before Oak - Softcover

Jeremy Cooper

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910695890 ISBN 13: 9781910695890

Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2019

Synopsis

Ash before Oak is a novel in the form of a fictional journal written by a solitary man on a secluded Somerset estate. Ostensibly a nature diary, chronicling the narrator's interest in the local flora and fauna and the passing of the seasons, Ash before Oak is also the story of a breakdown told slantwise, and of the narrator's subsequent recovery through his reengagement with the world around him. Written in prose that is as precise as it is beautiful, winner of the 2018 Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize, Jeremy Cooper's first novel in over a decade is a stunning investigation of the fragility, beauty and strangeness of life.

About this title

Review:

'Very moving, beautiful and so thoughtful too - a wonderful evocation of animals and birds, sky and Somerset.' --Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth

About the Author:

Jeremy Cooper is a writer, journalist, and broadcaster who has written and published widely on art and antiques. He has appeared regularly on BBC's Antiques Roadshow, was co-presenter of Radio 4's The Week's Antiques, and is the author of four novels and several works of non-fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1910695890
• ISBN 13: 9781910695890
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400