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After Darke

Rick Gekoski

Released from prison after serving his sentence for the assisted death of his wife his health failing and his chronic impatience exacerbated Dr James Darke self-isolates. But on his return he understands that he is now a displaced person lost in a new world for which his education and inclinations have not prepared him.

Irascible misanthropic intensely bookish fastidious in his tastes and rich enough to indulge them Darke is a happy shut-in busily writing oppositional pamphlets and composing a literary hoax. But his daughter and the Bulgarian housekeeper she hired to look after him have other ideas.

After Darke is a moving witty reflection on grief ageing and love in all its forms and James Darke is one of the most memorable exasperating yet loveable characters of contemporary fiction.

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  • Classification : General & Literary Fiction
  • Pub Date : APR 7, 2022
  • Imprint : Constable
  • Page Extent : 288
  • Binding : HB
  • ISBN : 9780349134925
  • Price : INR 1,299
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Rick Gekoski

Rick Gekoski came from his native America to do a DPhil at Oxford, and went on to teach English at the University of Warwick. In 1982, he decided to become a full-time rare book dealer, specialising in important twentieth-century first editions and manuscripts. He lives in Salisbury and spends time each year in New Zealand.

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