Nathan, Alix
The Warlow Experiment
- ISBN 13:
- 9781788161695
- author:
- Nathan, Alix
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Profile Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 22.2 x 14.4 x 3.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan is a gripping historical fiction novel set in 1792. Herbert Powyss, a scientist determined to study the effects of solitude, sets out to recruit a subject for his experiment.
John Warlow, a semi-literate farm labourer, responds to an advertisement and moves into three rooms beneath Moreham House, where he is isolated from nature and the world above. As Powyss observes Warlow's descent into madness, he becomes increasingly obsessed with Hannah, Warlow's wife.
The situation escalates as the servants at Moreham House begin to brew up a rebellion inspired by recent news from across the Channel. The novel builds towards an explosive and devastating conclusion, exploring themes of power, obsession, and the human condition.