BOOKS
Summer reading Judas:The Troubling History of the Renegade Apostle
Fortune’s Sonata
From a Distance
The Listeners
Fans of Edward Glover’s novel The Music Book will be pleased to hear that he has just published a sequel, Fortune’s Sonata and that a third novel is planned to make up the Herzberg Trilogy. The novel takes up the story of Norfolk born Arabella Whitfield, now Countess von Deppe. Arabella is living in Prussia, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Catherine the Great and Beethoven.
When Michael returns to England by troop ship at the end of the Second World War, he makes a life changing decision, heading to Cornwall instead of home to Norfolk. Fast forward more than 50 years to the Norfolk coast and Luisa meets Kit, a stranger who has arrived to visit the lighthouse he has inherited from his mother. The past and present collide in this incredibly moving, but also sometimes funny novel about love and loyalty, and some rather delicious sounding ice creams, made by Luisa. Recently published in paperback, From a Distance by North Norfolk based Raffaella is the perfect read for lazy summer days - whatever the weather!
Set in Norfolk in 1940, The Listeners is Edward’s debut novel, and winner of the 2014 Rethink New Novels Prize. The novel tells the haunting tale of a family beset by grief, secrets and loss, set against a Norfolk landscape, which looms large throughout the novel. William Abrehart hasn’t spoken since the death of his father. His mother is lost and withdrawn, his sister Rachel is waiting to hear from Tom, her soldier sweetheart in France. Sister Kate, meanwhile, admires a local airman. Over a weekend, secrets and lies are revealed, with the family’s already fractured lives changed forever. Drawing on Walter de la Mare’s poem of the same name, The Listeners is moving and thought provoking, and will stay with you long after it’s done.
Author and publisher Edward Glover £10.99
“Fortune’s Sonata is an action-packed read, full of intrigue and adventure, sadness but also joy...” The novel spans four decades and the turbulent world of late 18th century Europe is never far from Arabella’s door. As the title suggests, music continues to be her inspiration, as she faces danger, intrigue, loss and betrayal. Fortune’s Sonata is an actionpacked read, full of intrigue (political and otherwise) and adventure, sadness but also joy. The novel concludes with a mystery, which sets the scene for the final volume of the trilogy. A former senior diplomat, Edward now lives in North Norfolk. Stockists include The Holt Bookshop, Waterstones in King’s Lynn and Amazon. www.edwardglover.co.uk
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Raffaella Barker Bloomsbury £8.99
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Peter Stanford Hodder & Stoughton £20
Edward Parnell Rethink Press £9.99
In this fascinating cultural and historical biography of Judas Iscariot the author examines how the disciple has been portrayed over the past 2000 years, and how his name became synonymous with betrayal. Peter looks for example, at the accounts of Judas in the Gospels, his portrayal by the medieval church, in art and literature, as a hero of the enlightenment, Judas as treacherous betrayer, or scapegoat. On his travels, which include a visit to Gethsemane, Peter also considers the wider social and cultural associations of the Judas story through history. Closer to home, the author visits the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in East Harling. Its 15th century stained glass window in the chancel features Judas’ kiss of betrayal.
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