A Good Deliverance
Publisher,Faber & Faber
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Format, Paperback
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No. of Pages, 352
Shelf: Fiction / Adult Fiction
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Warwick, 1468. One drowsy summer afternoon, Sir Thomas Malory – politician, courtier, outlaw, renowned author of Death of Arthur – is hoisted from his garden and taken to Newgate Prison for reasons unknown.
Shivering in his foul-smelling, filthy old cell, Malory miserably awaits the execution bells. But when the locking bar lifts, he is greeted by a boy of about twelve winters: the gaoler's son. Giddy with relief, Malory seizes the opportunity to teach the boy to read, and recount his deeds to an audience.
So begins a prison confession of the perilously exciting life of Sir Thomas Malory: full of sieges, battles and court intrigue. A Good Deliverance is the captivating tale of a man at odds with his past, and the inspiration behind the first great work of prose fiction in English.
About the Author
Toby Clements is a journalist, former Literary Editor at the Daily Telegraph, and the author of the Kingmaker series; four critically acclaimed novels set during the Wars of the Roses.
Dimensions: 15.3 x 23.4
