#david greig

[whilereadingandwalking]

Vikings raid a small Scottish island, leaving behind only one boy, a beekeeper, and one very-lost Viking warrior. What follows is David Grieg's The Book of I, which is delightfully and surprisingly funny and absurd, touching and sweet.

It's a short read and a wonderful one, perfect for fans of Lauren Groff's Matrix. As the three survivors find their own way and live alongside one another, differences warp, shift, and change them. I don't want to give much away (the blurb on the back already tells too much), but it's truly funny, touching, and lovely despite its start in violence and grief, and I found it absolutely delightful. The Book of I is out September 9.

Content warnings for violence, mentions of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

[miss-m-calling]

It's Midwinter's Eve - . . . Call it solstice, call it Yule, Call it the last day of term at school Call it what you like - it's that moment when We look back at the past then forward again And then leap - jump over time's crack Between looking forward and looking back, A fractional second of universal still When what 'was' is, and what is - is 'will' And all time and everything stops Even the ticking of the clocks A midnight moment, when past and future kiss. Midwinter. Oh yes.

David Greig, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart

[nettculture]

Amazing paintings from London based urban landscape painter Michelle Heron at https://www.michelleheron.co.uk/ "David Greig, Brixton", Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 60cm, © Michelle Heron

[fuckyeahgreatplays]

[betterinthedarkblog]

You’re a collector of songs, and I’m a collector of souls.

David Grieg, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart

[awesomeplayquotes]

You must have been popular. Popular kids always think people are basically good. But that's not true. People are basically not good.

The Events, David Greig

[betterinthedarkblog]

And Prudencia—in that moment—knew To find your song—you first find who to sing it to.

David Greig, from @national-theatre-scotland‘s The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart

[judgingbooksbycovers]

The Book of I: A Novel

By David Greig.