Cuddy By Benjamin Myers

Published: 01/02/2024

Genres: Historical Fiction - Fiction - Historical - Literary Fiction - Poetry - British Literature - Retellings

Cuddy is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, unofficial patron saint of the North of England. Incorporating poetry, prose, play, diary and real historical accounts to create a novel like no other, Cuddy straddles historical eras - from the first Christian-slaying Viking invaders of the holy island of Lindisfarne in the 8th century to a contemporary England defined by class and austerity. Along the way we meet brewers and masons, archers and academics, monks and labourers, their visionary voices and stories echoing through their ancestors and down the ages. And all the while at the centre sits Durham Cathedral and the lives of those who live and work around this place of pilgrimage - their dreams, desires, connections and communities.

Publisher information

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN: 9781526631466
Number of pages: 464
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 30 mm
Weight: 340 g
Language: English