The Albatross

The Albatross

"The Albatross" is a 1971 novella written by Susan Hill. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1972. [cite news| last =Freeman| first =Hadley| coauthors =| title =Cotswold chameleon| work =| pages =| language =| publisher =The Guardian| date =2003-10-18| url =http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1065267,00.html| accessdate =2008-01-04]

It concerns Duncan, a mentally retarded teenager who has grown up with his wheelchair-bound mother in Heype, a Suffolk seaside town based on Aldeburgh [Authors Afterword in 2000 Penguin edition of the book] . Duncan finds it difficult to cope with anything outside his daily routine, but is forced to interact with a wider world when his claustrophobic relationship with his mother reaches breaking point.

The story was partly inspired by local composer Benjamin Britten's opera "Peter Grimes". [Authors Afterword in 2000 Penguin edition of the book]

References

See also

* List of works by Susan Hill


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