Edition:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571281831
Published:
15.03.2012
No of pages:
272
Other Editions: Paperback
The Mill for Grinding Old People Young
Glenn Patterson
In the cold dawn of Christmas Day 1897, Gilbert Rice, 85-years-old and in failing health, recounts his journey into manhood in a city on the cusp of great change.
Belfast in the 1830s was a city in flux. Industrialisation had led to an increase in population as workers flocked to the newly created jobs. Gilbert, a young man with prospects, begins work with the Ballast Office, supervising Belfast Port.
But in the course of his days - and nights - abroad in the town, Gilbert becomes aware of tensions old and new. When he meets Maria, a Polish exile from Russian persecution, he is drawn into a love affair that will drive him to an act that could change his life, and the town's, for ever.
The Mill for Grinding Old People Young
is a brilliantly imaginative and moving historical novel. It evokes a vanished city that resonates powerfully with our contemporary anxieties.
Tags
Categorised as:
Non-fiction
Sub-categories:
History
Places:
Belfast
Genres & Themes:
Immigration;
Self discovery;
Metamorphosis;
Love
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