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Mad Hatter

Essential Prose, Book 164

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When British hat manufacturer Christopher Brooke is arrested under Regulation 18B in June 1940, a slow process of personal disintegration begins, affecting his family irreversibly.

Taking us into the pre-war political era of Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, Mad Hatter delves into the lives of Britons, tracking them through a darkening time.

Irish farm girl, Mary Byrne, arrives in England in July 1940 to work as housekeeper for Cynthia Brooke and her three children, bonding with the family. When Mary is shockingly expelled from the house upon Christopher's release from internment in 1943, her narration continues through the mouth of 15-month-old Katie, conceived on a prison leave.

Mad Hatter follows the Brooke family into the postwar period, charting the slow unraveling of a marriage as the story moves inexorably to a tragic conclusion in which Mary Byrne is once again embraced by the family, but in a most surprising manner.

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Thank you so much Amanda Hale for this chef d'oeuvre ! The depth of the description of thé inner worlds of your characters are heart breaking - the repressed émotion, the shame. A skillful reading of a devastatingly beautiful story. Courageously told. I too especially love the voice of Mary Burn ... An achingly profound piece and à must listen for francophile knitters and soul-searchers alike 😉

Devastatingly Beautiful , Achingly Profound

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