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Bright Day

Bright Day

by J B Priestley (Author), Lee Hanson et al (Contributor), Tom Priestley et al (Foreword)

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    Special Edition 2006

    $8.48

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    Paperback 1980

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Synopsis

The story is that of disillusioned and stale Hollywood scriptwriter Gregory Dawson. A chance encounter in a Cornish hotel sends him back to the Bruddersford (Bradford) of his youth before the First World War. Caught in the past, Dawson relives his time within the magic circle of the Alington family, days on the moors, his work in a wool office and his first tentative steps towards becoming an author. With the energy of a creative act, Dawson allows the years he'd forgotten about to take shape and join hands with the present. Summing up his recollections of the past and the realisation of his present role in a sterile world, he is led towards an entirely new conception of the future. Dawson slowly comes back to life and sees the world with renewed energy and zest.

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More Information

Format: Special Edition
 Pages: 320
 Edition: 1st Anniversary
 Publisher: Great Northern Books
Published: 05 Oct 2006
ISBN 10: 1905080182
ISBN 13: 9781905080182

Media Reviews
The rediscovery of Priestley as both novelist and playwright is long overdue. As a writer of fiction he belongs in a great English realist tradition that includes Bennett, Wells and Galsworthy. As a dramatist, he had a rare capacity to explore ideas and paint a vision of a better future. He is due for re-evaluation and the re-publication of Bright Day is a vital stage in that process. Michael Billington, Arts Critic, The Guardian.
Author Bio
John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was pre-eminently a dramatist and a novelist. Many of his works have become 20th century literary classics, among them 'The Good Companions', 'Angel Pavement', 'An Inspector Calls' and 'Time and the Conways'. He was a founder of the campaign for nuclear disarmament and a champion of public lending rights. In literary, social and political terms he was very much 'a man for all seasons'. Lee Hanson is an expert on J B Priestley's life and work. A teacher of English at Bradford Grammar School, he is a member of the J B Priestley Society. David Joy acted as researcher for the anthology 'J B Priestley's Yorkshire'. Former editor of Dalesman magazine, he is an acknowledged expert on Yorkshire and the Dales.