Book of the Needle, The
Book of the Needle, The
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Deeply funny, but with serious themes, this is an accomplished, entertaining and outstanding novel about Arise Evans, a real historical character from Merionethshire, asserting the gifts of prophecy and who came from that fascinating period of 20-odd years when the world turned upside down.
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Book of the Needle, The by Matthew Francis
Deeply funny, but with serious themes, this is an accomplished, entertaining and outstanding novel about Arise Evans, a real historical character from Merionethshire, asserting the gifts of prophecy and who came from that fascinating period of 20-odd years in the mid-17th century when the world turned upside down.
In 1660, with Charles II newly restored to the throne, Arise Evans, Welsh tailor, prophet and one-time best-selling author, sits down in his Blackfriars home to write a new bookBut to his publisher's dismay, it is not in the genre in which he has had success. Arise has, throughout the era of the Civil War and Commonwealth, been prophesying disaster for the country if the monarchy is not restored; now it has been, he feels his prophesying days are over - the future, as he says, has already happened. Arise, a real historical character from Merionethshire, came from that fascinating period of 20-odd years when the world turned upside down, when kings and bishops were executed, women could become preachers and a tailor like Arise, asserting the gift of visions and prophecy, could meet and speak with the mighty of the land and be taken seriously by them. Though he is very much, and very believably, of his own time, he is continually coming close to us, suffering the same minor embarrassments. After reading this novel, I felt I knew Arise, and the characters in whose orbit he moves, very well. I also cared about them. ...Readers [will] be informed, entertained and fascinated by him and his world. Sheenagh Pugh Deeply funny, but with serious themes, this is an accomplished, entertaining and outstanding novel. -- Publisher: Cinnamon Press
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781909077256 |
| ISBN 10 | 1909077259 |
| Title | Book of the Needle, The |
| Author | Matthew Francis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cinnamon Press |
| Year published | 2014-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |