The Powerbook
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:4th Sep '14
Should be back in stock very soon
Intense, erotic, incandescent in the power and beauty of its prose, The PowerBook is an astonishing achievement.
'Winterson is a rangy pirate, a world-swashbuckler, a plunderer of stories, literatures and hearts' Ali Smith, Scotsman
'It's night. Finally, you can be the hero of your own life.
But, there is a price to pay - the risk that you might leave the story as somebody else.
'Brilliant, evocative writing...
'Winterson is a rangy pirate, a world-swashbuckler, a plunderer of stories, literatures and hearts' Ali Smith, Scotsman
'It's night. I'm sitting at my screen. There's an e-mail for me. I unwrap it. It says - Freedom, just for one night.'
Ali, or Alix, is an e-writer. They will write anything you like, but on one condition: that you are prepared to enter your story. Finally, you can be the hero of your own life.
But, there is a price to pay - the risk that you might leave the story as somebody else.
'Brilliant, evocative writing... Winterson never seems to put a foot wrong... It is funny, clever, entertaining and wholly delightful' Spectator
Winterson is a rangy pirate, a world-swashbuckler, a plunderer of stories, literatures and hearts -- Ali Smith * Scotsman *
Gorgeously written, shockingly moving...a wonderful, unforgettable read. Buy it for someone you really love -- Simon Schama * Mail on Sunday *
Winterson writes with evangelical assurance, vaulting ambition, total control...witty, original, and good at what she does * Observer *
Mischievous and intelligent, determined to provoke thoughts about love's reason, and its risk * The Times *
Brilliant, evocative writing... Winterson never seems to put a foot wrong... It is funny, clever, entertaining and wholly delightful * Spectator *
ISBN: 9780099598299
Dimensions: 198mm x 127mm x 16mm
Weight: 205g
256 pages