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Time's Fool: A Tale in Verse

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Time's Fool tells the tale of Edmund Lea, a young man condemned to eternity alone until he determines how to lift the curse upon him. Edmund perpetually rides a phantom train -- except on Christmas Eve every seven years, when he is allowed to revisit his English hometown. He tries to break the spell by way of love, repentance, and death -- all in vain. Time passes, from 1970 to 2019, but Edmund remains seventeen, unable to age but watching the world grow older. Infused with a dark humor and an almost unbearable nostalgia, Time's Fool is a brilliant achievement, "classic yet hip, stylized yet inventive" .

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Mariner Books

Release: September 24, 2002

ISBN: 061825756X

ISBN 13: 9780618257560

Time's Fool: A Tale in Verse

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Time's Fool tells the tale of Edmund Lea, a young man condemned to eternity alone until he determines how to lift the curse upon him. Edmund perpetually rides a phantom train -- except on Christmas Eve every seven years, when he is allowed to revisit his English hometown. He tries to break the spell by way of love, repentance, and death -- all in vain. Time passes, from 1970 to 2019, but Edmund remains seventeen, unable to age but watching the world grow older. Infused with a dark humor and an almost unbearable nostalgia, Time's Fool is a brilliant achievement, "classic yet hip, stylized yet inventive" .

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Mariner Books

Release: September 24, 2002

ISBN: 061825756X

ISBN 13: 9780618257560

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