Description:
A gothic odyssey beyond the walls of Gormenghast, where the shadows of the past collide with a world that does not remember them.
Brief description: Maeve Gilmore (1918-1983) was a painter, sculptor, and writer. She married Mervyn Peake, author of the Gormenghast novels, in 1937. She is the author of A World Away, and the editor of Peake's Progress.
Review Quotes: Praise for Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels:
"A gorgeous, volcanic eruption . . . a work of extraordinary imagination." --"The New Yorker"
"A very, very great work . . . a classic of our age." --Robertson Davies, author of "Fifth Business"
"A fancy of such freshness, variety, and visionary power . . . Mervyn Peake liberates and elevates as well as charms." --"The New York Times"