223pp. Presentation inscription from Pearce to poet-publisher Ian Robinson on half title thanking him for reading the novel in manuscript: logically this copy is unread.

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Title

Goldhawk Variations: The: Rites of Passage

Publisher

Stride Publications, Exeter

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

1900152339

ISBN 13

9781900152334

Binding

Card Wrappers

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

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Signed by Author(s)

Book Type

Book

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Imagination has the last word in this novel which wrestles with the darkness we all face sometimes. In trying to come to terms with a friend's illness and death the narrator resorts to a variety of expedients: He rehearses the sequence of events; he turns his back on it. He takes refuge in indulgent fantasy and wistful invention, and draws comfort from human affection. He seeks relief and meaning in faith, nihilism, myth, nostalgia and the ordered patterns of art and music. He meditates on time, meaning and the value of memory.

As in the same author's London Clay and The Tufnell Triptych, which shares its West London setting, everyday life is stripped away so that we can see the apttern and continuity which underpins our world. With its interweaving stories, and recurring themes and motifs, The Goldhawk Variations becomes a celebration of London and of the creativity engendered by friendship and love.

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