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Umbrella

2 Ratings

4

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Duration
15H 58min
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English
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Fiction

Shortlisted for the 2012 Booker prize: Could modernity be an illness? Umbrella follows the story of Audrey Death, who fell victim to the encephalitis lethargica, sleeping sickness epidemic at the end of the First World War and has been in a coma ever since. Arriving at the asylum she still lingers in, maverick psychiatrist Zack Busner becomes involved in an attempt to bring her back to life - with wholly unforeseen consequences.

© 2012 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781471218866

Release date

Audiobook: 10 October 2012

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