Ulverton
Ulverton by Adam Thorpe, published by Minerva in 1993, is a novel that intricately weaves the history of a fictional village over a span of three hundred years. This edition, comprising 381 pages, presents a tapestry of narratives told through various voices, including a soldier from the time of Cromwell, an eighteenth-century farmer, and a mother corresponding with her imprisoned son. The diverse storytelling methods, such as diaries, sermons, and letters, contribute to a rich exploration of Ulverton’s unrecorded history.
Readers will encounter a multifaceted portrayal of life in Ulverton, where personal and historical events intersect. The narrative includes themes of love, loss, and the passage of time, as characters navigate their lives against the backdrop of significant historical moments. The discovery of a soldier’s skeleton by a 1980s real estate company serves as a poignant reminder of the village’s layered past. Through its unique structure and varied perspectives, this novel invites readers to reflect on the complexities of history and memory.
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At the heart of this novel lies the fictional village of Ulverton. It is the fixed point in a book that spans three hundred years. Different voices tell the story of Ulverton: one of Cromwell’s soldiers staggers home to find his wife remarried and promptly disappears, an eighteenth century farmer carries on an affair with a maid under his wife’s nose, a mother writes letters to her imprisoned son, a 1980s real estate company discover a soldier’s skeleton, dated to the time of Cromwell. Told through diaries, sermons, letters, drunken pub conversations and film scripts this is a masterful novel that reconstructs the unrecorded history of England.
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