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The Illustrator

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Lawrence Butler, a commercial illustrator in London, is desperately seeking his wife, who has walked out on him, leaving behind a reminder to water the plants. Disconsolate, Lawrence designs British postage stamps with Sheila's face on them. He rashly accuses her pudgy boss of having an affair with her. He checks his father-in-law's house. Increasingly frantic, he gets hit by a car. He convalesces, contemplates the ``pagan'' look of talcum powder, fantasizes having sex with Nurse Cummings, then does. Still no Sheila. Readers seeking psychological causes for the split will be let down, even though Dublin-based novelist Davison strews a few clues of marital discord. What this slender, bittersweet tale does best is convey the sharp taste of overwhelming grief and loss, in a deceptively glib tone of wry, cool detachment.

Language: English

Pages: 116

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Wolfhound Press (IE)

Release: June 01, 1997

ISBN: 0863272037

ISBN 13: 9780863272035

The Illustrator

0/5 ( ratings)

Lawrence Butler, a commercial illustrator in London, is desperately seeking his wife, who has walked out on him, leaving behind a reminder to water the plants. Disconsolate, Lawrence designs British postage stamps with Sheila's face on them. He rashly accuses her pudgy boss of having an affair with her. He checks his father-in-law's house. Increasingly frantic, he gets hit by a car. He convalesces, contemplates the ``pagan'' look of talcum powder, fantasizes having sex with Nurse Cummings, then does. Still no Sheila. Readers seeking psychological causes for the split will be let down, even though Dublin-based novelist Davison strews a few clues of marital discord. What this slender, bittersweet tale does best is convey the sharp taste of overwhelming grief and loss, in a deceptively glib tone of wry, cool detachment.

Language: English

Pages: 116

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Wolfhound Press (IE)

Release: June 01, 1997

ISBN: 0863272037

ISBN 13: 9780863272035

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