Time's Fool: A Tale in Verse

By Glyn Maxwell

Book Overview

Time's Fool tells the tale of Edmund Lea, a young man condemned to eternity alone until he determines how to lift the curse upon him. Edmund perpetually rides a phantom train -- except on Christmas Eve every seven years, when he is allowed to revisit his English hometown. He tries to break the spell by way of love, repentance, and death -- all in vain. Time passes, from 1970 to 2019, but Edmund remains seventeen, unable to age but watching the world grow older. Infused with a dark humor and an almost unbearable nostalgia, Time's Fool is a brilliant achievement, classic yet hip, stylized yet inventive (Scotsman).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 061825756X
• ISBN13: 9780618257560
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 9.0"