The Gap of Time
The Winter’s Tale Retold (Hogarth Shakespeare)
(Author) Jeanette Winterson'I saw the strangest sight tonight.' New Bohemia. America. A storm. A black man finds a white baby abandoned in the night. He gathers her up - light as a star - and decides to take her home. London. England. After the financial crash. Leo Kaiser knows how to make money but he doesn't know how to manage the jealousy he feels towards his best friend and his wife. Is the newborn baby even his? New Bohemia. 17 years later. A boy and a girl are falling in love but there's a lot they don't know about who they are and where they come from. Jeanette Winterson's cover version of The Winter's Tale vibrates with echoes of the original but tells a contemporary story where Time itself is a player in a game of high stakes that will either end in tragedy or forgiveness. It shows us that however far we have been separated, whatever is lost shall be found.
Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson is a British writer known for her innovative and lyrical writing style. She is best known for her debut novel "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit," which won the Whitbread Prize for First Novel in 1985. Winterson's works often explore themes of love, sexuality, and identity, drawing on her own experiences as a lesbian woman. She has been praised for her unique narrative structures and use of language, blending elements of fantasy, mythology, and autobiography in her writing. Winterson's contributions to literature include pushing boundaries in terms of genre and form, challenging traditional notions of storytelling. Some of her other notable works include "The Passion," "Written on the Body," and "Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?" Winterson's impact on the literary world can be seen through her bold and imaginative storytelling, which continues to resonate with readers around the world.
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