In her new novel, Linda Lappin (author of THE ETRUSCAN) explores
the final years in the life of short story writer and literary
figure, Katherine Mansfield, focusing on her relationships with Ida
Baker and John Middleton Murry against the backdrop of her
ceaseless journeys and changes of residence -- the South of France,
London, Italy, Switzerland, and finally, Fontainebleau. The
narrative incorporates modernist techniques used by Mansfield,
Virginia Wolff, and D.H. Lawrence in their fiction. Though the book
deals with tragic issues, it celebrates Mansfield's deep love of
life, which never abandoned her, and its final message is a
life-affirming one of joy and of wholeness achieved. "KATHERINE'S
WISH is a beautifully observed novel that] reveals a core truth:
that Mansfield's was not so much a creative life cut short as one
that flourished so long against all odds." -- Alexandra Johnson,
author of THE HIDDEN WRITER "KATHERINE'S WISH, fifteen years in the
making, is a dazzling bit of fictional sorcery, conjuring to life
the bright and talented swirl of modern society in the 1920s...
This novel is a must read, whether you have historical interests
per se or only enjoy a story so compelling and moving that there's
no putting it down. I certainly couldn't " -- David Lynn, editor,
the KENYON REVIEW Linda Lappin is the author of THE ETRUSCAN
(Wynkin de Worde, Galway, 2004) hailed by critics as a new classic
in American writing about Italy. Semi-Finalist for the 2000 Three
Oaks First Novel Prize awarded by Story-Line Press in Oregon, THE
ETRUSCAN was selected as a Book of the Week by BOOK VIEW IRELAND
and praised by the LITERARY REVIEW as "compelling, haunting,
intriguing," and by PRAIRIE SCHOONER as "gorgeously detailed,
wickedly fun." She is also the author of PRISONER OF PALMARY, an
experimental historical novel set in 18th century Italy,
short-listed for the Mid-List First Novel Award in 1999. Her
essays, poetry, reviews and fiction have appeared in a wide variety
of US publications, from the KENYON REVIEW to the KANSAS CITY STAR.
She has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. The last chapter
of KATHERINE'S WISH was short-listed for the Eric Hoffer short
fiction award in 2007 and was published in BEST NEW WRITING 2007.
She teaches Creative Writing for the U.S.A.C. Study Abroad program
in Viterbo. She also directs the Writing Center of Centro Pokkoli
www.pokkoli.org Her websites are www.lindalappin.net and
www.theetruscan.com
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