Gates of Paradise, by Beryl Kingston – 9780749080716

Description

Gates of Paradise
by Beryl Kingston

This book is in good second hand condition. Moderate wearing to cover, edgewear.

Published by Allison & Busby, 2007, 365 pages.

Blurb:
The story focuses on Blake’s life when he moved to the small rural village of Felpham in Sussex, where he spent three hard-working years until the dramatic events which led him to court: in 1803 he was charged with sedition, at Chichester, for being too vocal in his response to a soldier he found trespassing in his garden.

Half a century later, Alexander Gilchrist arrives, intent on discovering all that he can about the ‘mad poet’s’ time there in order to compile a biography. Beginning his he starts questioning people about their memories of their now departed neighbor. But he soon encounters hostility when the court trial is mentioned – just what do the locals have to hide?

Peopled with a cast of colorful characters and set amid the tranquil beauty of the south coast of England, Gates of Paradise is Beryl Kingston’s most exceptional and powerful novel to date.

ISBN 9780749080716