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THE STONEHENGE LETTERS
A remarkable new novel from the Wellcome Trust longlisted author: is this book a satire? Fact or Fiction? It initially seems so plausible...
While carrying out historical investigations at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, a psychiatrist makes an unusual discovery. Among the piles of papers are eight letters addressed to the executor of Alfred Nobel’s will. Remarkably, each is crafted by a different Nobel Laureate — including Rudyard Kipling and Marie Curie — and each is an explanation of why and how Stonehenge was constructed. Diligent research eventually uncovers that Alfred Nobel added a secret codicil to his will, ‘a prize — reserved exclusively for Nobel laureates — was to be awarded to the person who solves the mystery of Stonehenge.’
Weaving together a wealth of primary documents — photos, letters, wills — The Stonehenge Letters documents a fascinating secret competition, complete with strange but illuminating submissions and a contentious prize-awarding process.
Did this all happen? Maybe, like with Stonehenge, we don’t really need to know.
Weaving together a wealth of primary documents — photos, letters, wills — The Stonehenge Letters documents a fascinating secret competition, complete with strange but illuminating submissions and a contentious prize-awarding process.
Did this all happen? Maybe, like with Stonehenge, we don’t really need to know.
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Published 2014-04-12 by The Friday Project Ltd. |
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Published 2014-04-12 by The Friday Project Ltd. |