Nearing the end of his career, an impulsive Sir Edward Elgar decides to travel by ship to Brazil, where he encounters a woman from his past. Based on true events, Gerontius is a modern classic, and takes the great composer out of his depths in this beautiful, episodic, mysterious novel set in 1923.
A new edition of Hamilton-Paterson's award-winning debut novel from 1989, based on the life of Elgar, set in 1923. From the author of "Empire Of The Clouds".