Remarkable Occurrences

By Patrick Lodge

This is a book of two halves, and many journeys. The first part sends us throughout the world and across history, finding the poetry in James Joyce's short-lived cinema, Dana Scully's oarless rowboat, the Cerasi Chapel, a Hindu temple, the Cardiff Mod scene and a Bowie-singing log delivery man - all painted with Lodge's trademark understated humour, striking imagery and careful observation.

The second part is a lengthy sequence responding to Captain James Cook's first voyage aboard the Endeavour. Not a work of biography, or a history, this is an effort to capture the imaginative power of Cook's journey into the unknown through a squint view of his companions, the cultures he encountered and the events which unfolded. As a whole, Remarkable Occurrences is a deeply impressive literary achievement which will leave a lasting impression on all those who encounter it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912436272
• ISBN13: 9781912436279
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Valley Press
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"