2023 Longlist
Burntcoat
ABOUT
THE BOOK
In the bedroom above her immense studio at Burntcoat, the celebrated sculptor Edith Harkness is making her final preparations. Her life will draw to an end in the coming days. Downstairs, the studio is a crucible glowing with memories and desire. It was here, when the first lockdown came, that she brought Halit. The lover she barely knew. A presence from another culture. A doorway into a new and feverish world.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
A love story taking place during a deadly pandemic, a story about dealing with an unknown virus and loss while at the same time creating a life during dire circumstances and creating art – subtle and heartbreaking.
– Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Switzerland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date published
05/10/2021
Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Nominating Library