The Tebricks, a charming, young, upstanding couple, remove to Oxfordshire to begin their married life, happily unaware of the future awaiting them. When Sylvia turns suddenly into a fox, their fortunes are changed forever, for all her strenuous attempts to adhere to the proprieties of her upbringing, and resist the feral instincts of her current form. Increasingly cut off from the world, Richard does all he can to protect his wife from the dangers inherent in the world outside their grounds, dangers which are impossible to fight, and which inevitably break down the boundaries between them and the world beyond the garden walls.
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'If an author can make what could be an absurd tale such a touching and thoughtful modern adult fairytale I need to read much more of their work.' --savidgereads.wordpress.com
'...a gentle tale with strong and genuine emotions, which becomes an admirable story of pathos.' --Stuck in a Book
'...a gentle tale with strong and genuine emotions, which becomes an admirable story of pathos.' --Stuck in a Book
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British writer and publisher David Garnett (1892-1981), a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, received literary recognition when his novel 'Lady into Fox' was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. He is best known as the author of the novel 'Aspects of Love', the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber's international hit musical.
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The lady mentioned in the title of David Garnett's novella `Lady Into Fox' is Silvia Tebricks or as she was before she was married, Silvia Fox. Though the surname it seems is a coincidence as becoming a fox doesn't seem to actually run in the family looking back through its history as the author, and also narrator, tells us. No indeed, it appears that Silvia Tebrick's becoming a fox one day is just one of life's great puzzles.
The event itself happens in the opening pages of the novella and what happens when ones wife suddenly becomes a ginger four legged creature. For really though the awful thing has actually happened to Silvia it is Richard who we really follow in the novella as his wife not only changes physically but also characteristically. At first Silvia continues to happily sit at the table and play bridge dressed in one of her jackets. She is also happy to follow him round the house and point out, though she can't speak for she is a fox now, where he is going wrong and loves nothing more than snoozing on the bed or an armchair not going out. Nature soon takes over and how does one deal with a wife who has become a fox and becomes as cunning as one too with the natural desire to escape? A wonderfully bizarre and brillaint novella, heartily recommended.
The event itself happens in the opening pages of the novella and what happens when ones wife suddenly becomes a ginger four legged creature. For really though the awful thing has actually happened to Silvia it is Richard who we really follow in the novella as his wife not only changes physically but also characteristically. At first Silvia continues to happily sit at the table and play bridge dressed in one of her jackets. She is also happy to follow him round the house and point out, though she can't speak for she is a fox now, where he is going wrong and loves nothing more than snoozing on the bed or an armchair not going out. Nature soon takes over and how does one deal with a wife who has become a fox and becomes as cunning as one too with the natural desire to escape? A wonderfully bizarre and brillaint novella, heartily recommended.
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i first heard the book read as a serial on the bbc and could not get the book as it was out of print since purchasing the book i have read it several time ( mostly on the train )a good gothic tale
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Lady Into Fox is a finely crafted story, delicately told, compelling and convincing. Told naturalistically, it is in fact, a work of symbolism; rich and rewarding.
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Rather odd but also charming
The story about a lady who suddenly and without reason turns into a fox sparked my interest enough to order a copy from my local library. Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Willis
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Intriguing
As a member of the Bloomsbury Group, and Virginia Woolf's nephew-in-law, it is perhaps surprising that there is little of a Modernist slant to Garrett's very short novel. Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2005 by Simon Thomas
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LADY INTO WHAT?
Lady Into Fox is quite possibly one of the most unusual little books I have read in some time - Memorable for this reason but otherwise laughably bad! Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2005 by Danny
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