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Umbrella
Umbrella | Will Self
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"A brother is as easily forgotten as an umbrella."James Joyce, UlyssesRadical and uncompromising, Umbrella is a tour de force from one of Englands most acclaimed contemporary writers, and Selfs most ambitious novel to date. Moving between Edwardian London and a suburban mental hospital in 1971, Umbrella exposes the twentieth centurys technological searchlight as refracted through the dark glass of a long term mental institution. While making his first tours of the hospital at which he has just begun working, maverick psychiatrist Zachary Busner notices that many of the patients exhibit a strange physical tic: rapid, precise movements that they repeat over and over. One of these patients is Audrey Dearth, an elderly woman born in the slums of West London in 1890. Audreys memories of a bygone Edwardian London, her lovers, involvement with early feminist and socialist movements, and, in particular, her time working in an umbrella shop, alternate with Busners attempts to treat her condition and bring light to her clouded world. Busners investigations into Audreys illness lead to discoveries about her family that are shocking and tragic.
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RaeLovesToRead
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June's BookSpin contenders!
There are only a few here that I have high expectations of, so hoping to find a few diamonds in the rough 💎🤞
Where should I begin??

Soubhiville I really liked Un Lun Dun. It‘s kind of bizarre, but I thought it was fun. 4y
RaeLovesToRead @Soubhiville I really liked The City and the City so hopefully Un Lun Dun will be good too 😁❤ 4y
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Count me in for June! #bookspinbingo
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#umbrella #DNF

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