Freddy thinks he has committed matricide, and his fantasies – or perhaps realities – become stories which twist back through time to varying landscapes. He searches for a home, only to find it in an unexpected place. When able and allowed to return to the present, he can choose which tale to tell.
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Some of the most voloptuous language since Joyce... so rich, so crammed with stories, imagination and visions.
A wildly inventive exploration of the mother-daughter relationship, by the wonderful Michele Roberts.
A strong savour of ORLANDO about it- that is, of Woolf at her most flirtatious, bold and Colette-ish.
A wonderful feat... the descriptive writing, the sheer joy of words...