John McPake and the sea beggars
Campbell, Stuart2014
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John McPake, a former teacher, has a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Soon after his marriage fell apart he started hearing voices and eventually moved into an Edinburgh hostel for men with enduring mental health problems. An earlier obsession with the works of Breughel develops into a full blown delusion, and he assumes the personna of Johannes, a 16th century Dutch weaver who travels with his friends, Balthazar and Cornelius, in pursuit of his son who has been abducted by the Spanish mercenaries. This is an echo of John's real life quest to be reunited with his brother.
Main title:
John McPake and the sea beggars / Stuart Campbell.
Author:
Campbell, Stuart, author
Publisher:
Dingwall : Sandstone Press, 2014.Dingwall : Sandstone Press, 2014.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781908737694 (pbk)1908737697
Language:
English
BRN:
567169
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