Gabriel’s Lament
Synopsis
Gabriel Harvey is happy until his father inherits a lot of money and becomes a snob and his beloved mother, 35 years younger than his father, vanishes. Gabriel feels that he’ll see her again, but gradually comes to understand that her "holiday" is a complete separation.
Author Biography
Paul Bailey was born in February 1937. He originally worked as an actor before becoming a full time writer in 1967. He won the E. M. Forster Award in 1974, and the George Orwell Prize in 1978. He is currently a writer in residence at Kingston University. His works include At the Jerusalem which won the Somerset Maugham Award, Peter Smart’s Confessions, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Old Soldiers, Gabriel’s Lament, also shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Sugar Cane. He was the first recipient of the E.M. Forster Award and won a George Orwell Prize for his essay ‘The Limitations of Despair’.
