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The Bird of Night
The Bird of Night | Susan Hill
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And at a house party in the 1920s, Harvey meets Francis, a disturbed genius and the greatest poet of his time, and they start an unlikely friendship that is to devastate Harvey's life as he watches and protects Francis until his suicide. Winner of the Whitebread Literary Award.
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One thing I try to do on occasion is read books which were popular or award winners in their day but are not as known now. This one was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 1972 and it was such an incredible book! Less than 200 pages, it is the story of two men and their relationship in post WW1 Britain as one suffers from an increasingly debilitating mental illness. A moving and emotional read!💯 #retroreads

GinaAnderson What a great idea. 8y
BookishMarginalia I love the idea of #retroreads! 8y
Titania #retroreads - great idea!! 8y
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Spiderfelt Great idea indeed. I was born in 1972. It's fun to throw myself back to that era every once in a while. Each generation has a distinctive flavor. 8y
Megabooks Awesome! Fantastic idea! 8y
Redheadrambles Great idea - if your on Goodreads at all - look up a Group called "The Mookse and the Gripes" we are setting up a historical booker reading subgroup within the general Booker discussion group. ? 8y
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