Every Stranger a God
Synopsis
Set in northern England’s Lake District, Dales, and Yorkshire moors, Every Stranger a God is a travel book with a literary twist. A middle-aged English teacher hikes the 192-mile-long Coast to Coast trail, peopling it with characters from books. Literary classics provide leitmotifs for each day of the adventure. When the trip begins, the narrator is as misanthropic as Gulliver. Once she lands in England, interacts with locals, and absorbs the scenery, she is feeling more sanguine, but she’s still haunted by her resemblance to both Frankenstein and his monster. The cast of characters whom she meets or imagines includes Gollum, Harry Potter, Emily Dickinson, Holden Caulfield, Jane Eyre, D.H. Lawrence, William Shakespeare, Homer, and many others.
- Copyright:
- 2020 Jill Franks
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781887043625
- Publisher:
- White River Press
- Date of Addition:
- 2019-11-21T18:33:00Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.