Poppy Shakespeare by Clare Allan

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Poppy Shakespeare by Clare Allan

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Summary

N has been a patient for thirteen years. Like the other patients, her ambition is never to be discharged. Poppy is certain she isn't mentally ill and desperate to return to her life outside and, though baffled, N agrees to help her. But in a world where everything's upside down, are they crazy to upset the system?

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Poppy Shakespeare by Clare Allan

Who is mad? Who is sane? Who decides? Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N has been a patient for thirteen years. Day after day she sits smoking in the common room and swapping medication. Like the other patients, N's ambition is never to be discharged. Then in walks Poppy Shakespeare in a short skirt and snakeskin heels. Poppy is certain she isn't mentally ill and desperate to return to her life outside and, though baffled, N agrees to help her. But in a world where everything's upside down, are they crazy enough to upset the system?

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'Poppy Shakespeare has that rare quality: the feel of a book that needed to be written.. It is bitterly, brutally funny and extraordinarily moving' Telegraph 'Catch-22 meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ... an electrifying debut ... surreal, raucous, infuriating and very funny' Guardian 'The characters, in all their bravado, pathos and absurdity, feel utterly true to life. It is a brave and original piece of work' Patrick McGrath 'Funny, lyrical and deeply affecting ... Seize this passionate, unsettling, accomplished debut with both hands' Spectator
Clare Allan was the winner of the first Orange/Harpers short-story prize. She lives in London. This is her first novel.
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ISBN 13 9780747585848
ISBN 10 0747585849
Title Poppy Shakespeare
Author Clare Allan
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2007-03-05
Number of pages 352
Prizes Short-listed for BT Mind Awards Book of the Year 2007
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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