Second book from Farish, whose debut collection, Intimates (Cape, 2005), was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. This is a thematic collection of poems exploring the lives and love of Chopin and French novelist George Sand.
It's December 1836, Paris. Chopin falls in love with the novelist George Sand - and also with her ancestral home, Nohant, deep in the Berry countryside. In this collection, we hear from Chopin and Sand and a cast of characters who debate the relationship between place and creativity.