Fiction
Category: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Number of pages: 430
ISBN: 9781854113610
Publication date: February 23, 2004
Price: £12.99
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Set in contemporary Venice, Tel Aviv, Munich, London and rural Wales, Adrian Mourby’s new novel is a compelling examination of paternity, genius and the potency of the written word. The chance discovery of a letter sets journalist Bill Wheeler off on an investigation into the dark world of Richard Wagner, opera’s greatest composer and the man whom Nietszche described as a ’sickness’. As he delves deeper into meanings lying hidden within this random letter, Bill is forced to re-examine his relationship with his beloved daughter Reah, his ex-wife Tamsin, and Libby Zeigler, the American academic who hastened the disintegration of his marriage seven years before.
Despite the darkness and violence that Wishdaughter uncovers this is, finally, a redemptive novel about the need in all of us to come to terms with the past before we can move on.
Adrian Mourby
Adrian Mourby is a novelist, journalist and producer; he also works in opera, travel journalism and as a hotel historian. Mourby has written six novels, including We Think the World of Him (Hodder 1996), The Four of Us (Hodder 1997) and Wishdaughter ( Seren 2004). In June 2017, Rooms of One’s Own, a book about places around the world that have inspired great literature, was published. The sequel, Rooms With A View, was published in November 2017. Both books will appear in paperback during 2018 In addition to his writings, Mourby is also a national and international award-winning producer. He produced various plays, series and adaptations throughout his twelve year career within the BBC. He also works widely in opera with companies including Royal Opera Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Wienerstaatsoper and Grand Theatre de Geneve.
