Author:Mark Twain,Malcolm Bradbury
Determined that her baby son Tom shall not share her fate and remain in slavery, Roxy secretly exchanges him with his playmate Chambers, the son of her master. The two boys' lives in the quiet Missouri town of Dawson's Landing remain entwined even though they take very different directions. The indulged Tom (now heir to a fortune rightfully that of Chambers) goes to Yale, where he learns how to drink and gamble, while Chambers looks set to remain a subservient drudge. But then a strange sequence of events begins - one in which the much-derided lawyer, 'Pudd'nhead' Wilson, has a key part to play - and changes everything. Darkly ironic, blending farce and tragedy, Pudd'nhead Wilson is a complex and fascinating depiction of human nature under slavery.
A moving story, a condemnation of the way we treat our old friends and loves, a rage against the dying of the light
—— Philip Howard , The TimesA novel painfully full of feeling, and totally credible-the passion shines through
—— Isabel Quigly , Financial TimesA memorably touching story about the pressures on a family trying to do their best... A wonderfully accurate, powerful and even funny portrait
—— Graham Lord , Sunday ExpressIt is close to life in a way we hardly expect a novel to be, and finally very moving
—— Hilary Mantel , Daily TelegraphAn extremely skilful and angry novel...beautifully written
—— Anita Brookner , Spectator
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