![]() ![]() Cuthbert, unofficial patron saint of the North of England.Incorporating poetry, prose, play, diary and real historical accounts to create a novel like no other, Cuddy straddles historical eras – from the first Christian-slaying Viking invaders of the holy island of Lindisfarne in the 8th century to a contemporary England defined by class and austerity.Along the way we meet brewers and masons, archers and academics, monks and labourers, their visionary voices and stories echoing through their ancestors and down the ages.And all the while at the centre sits Durham Cathedral and the lives of those who live and work around this place of pilgrimage – their dreams, desires, connections and communities. ![]() Cuddy isn’t a novel, it’s an invocation’ ROB COWEN The triumphant new novel from the Walter Scott Prize-winning author of The Gallows Pole and The Offing Cuddy is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. ![]() ![]() **Chosen as a book to watch out for in 2023 by The Times, Observer, Guardian, Irish TImes and Scotsman** ‘Myers at his best: dark, sharp, earthy and superbly funny. Cuddy ends the book by sharing many personal witnesses to how power poses have helped individuals with many different situations in life and ends solidly with the idea that we cannot do a major overhaul and change ourself overnight and that we need to self-nudge or make tiny tweaks to lead to big changes (Cuddy, 2015, p. Holliston (Postcard History Series) by Dennis Cuddy, Paul Guidi, Joanne Hulbert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now. ![]()
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