A Lone Walk by Gul Davis
Wil's break for freedom from a brutal psychiatric regime confronts him with unexpected choices. Who can he trust - an alluring voice from his childhood dreams, or a big-hearted nurse who reassures him: 'Not all of these places are the same'? A poignant novella about a damaged individual and his bid for freedom from an inhuman mental health system. Gul Y. Davis's nightmarish vision is balanced by wit, tenderness and a passionate sense of humanity.
Gul Davis is a real writerHis turn of phrase is striking and his control of effects remarkably assured. This novella encloses the reader in a tight grip from the beginning, refusing to let him go until he's listened * Margaret Forster *
Captures the imagination . . . an ambitious work from a promising writer * Times Literary Supplement *
A novella describing what life is like as a patient in the mental health system where kindness is shown, but not much humanity * Daily Express *
Demands to be read [and] deserves to be recognised as a leading book of its kind * Bookseller *
[A Lone Walk] recalls Frank Kafka at its darkest . . . * Daily Telegraph *
Captures the imagination . . . an ambitious work from a promising writer * Times Literary Supplement *
A novella describing what life is like as a patient in the mental health system where kindness is shown, but not much humanity * Daily Express *
Demands to be read [and] deserves to be recognised as a leading book of its kind * Bookseller *
[A Lone Walk] recalls Frank Kafka at its darkest . . . * Daily Telegraph *
Gul Davis' writing has appeared in various magazines and anthologies, including Hard Shoulder from Tindal Street Press. He has won awards from the Royal Literary Fund, the Financial Times and the Koestler Awards Trust. He is currently at work on a novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780953589531 |
| ISBN 10 | 0953589536 |
| Title | A Lone Walk |
| Author | Gul Davis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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