After The Man Before
Alan Mahar
After the book before, a very small book both literally and metaphorically. It is a typically English novel in that it contains a tightly controlled plot with only a few characters and occupying a short period in space and time. The story is set in early eighties Birmingham and features a liberal-minded social worker; her Thatcherite sister who works as an estate agent; her left wing university lecturer boyfriend and an itinerant artist working with found objects. On one level, this book is about the relationships amongst these four people and on another it is about the changes in the political climate brought on by the new Conservative government under Margaret Thatcher.
Bob 30/3/03
A story about a house bought by two sisters, one of whom is a
social worker. They take on a young artist to refurbish it. He
collects junk with which to make art - Doreen didn't finish it
because it was too boring.
Doreen 21/12/03
The frames have gone all funny - click to make it good.