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Glass Eels
Late August down on the Somerset levels: deep in the water and the silt, something is moving, unfurling...
Suffused with the austere poetry of the West Country, Glass Eels tells the story of a girl's sexual awakening as she struggles to free herself from the shadows of her childhood and the stifling atmosphere of an all-male household.
Suffused with the austere poetry of the West Country, Glass Eels tells the story of a girl's sexual awakening as she struggles to free herself from the shadows of her childhood and the stifling atmosphere of an all-male household.
- GenresPlays
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
About the author
Nell Leyshon
24 books217 followersNell Leyshon is a British playwright and novelist born in Glastonbury, Somerset. At the age of eleven, she moved to a small farming village on the edge of the Somerset Levels. Her first attempts at novels were with a baby on her lap. She burned a lot of the early writing, and finally started on Black Dirt, which was her first published novel.
While struggling to write prose, she got a commission from BBC Radio 4 to write a radio drama, "Milk", which won the Richard Imison Award for best first radio play. Her second play, The Farm, was runner up for the Meyer Whitworth Award.
Her novel, Black Dirt was published in 2005 and was long-listed for the Orange Prize and runner up for the Commonwealth Prize.
Her third novel, The Colour of Milk, was published in May 2012 and has won the Prix de l’Union Interalliee and was nominated for the Prix Femina in France and was was voted the book of the year in Spain. Her most recent novel, "Memoirs of a Dipper" was published in 2015.
While struggling to write prose, she got a commission from BBC Radio 4 to write a radio drama, "Milk", which won the Richard Imison Award for best first radio play. Her second play, The Farm, was runner up for the Meyer Whitworth Award.
Her novel, Black Dirt was published in 2005 and was long-listed for the Orange Prize and runner up for the Commonwealth Prize.
Her third novel, The Colour of Milk, was published in May 2012 and has won the Prix de l’Union Interalliee and was nominated for the Prix Femina in France and was was voted the book of the year in Spain. Her most recent novel, "Memoirs of a Dipper" was published in 2015.
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February 10, 2014
Hmm... It's hard to fully put my thoughts of this play into words, but basically, it both was and wasn't what I expected.
First of all, the characters do not talk much, especially to each other, but they have a lot to say. There isn't much action, but there is a lot going on underneath. The imagery is nice, but sometimes it feels a bit forced. The way the characters speak seems natural, but at other times, it feels strange.
Some of the monologues were great, and I would probably look at them again. However, I'm not sure if I would read the whole play over again.
First of all, the characters do not talk much, especially to each other, but they have a lot to say. There isn't much action, but there is a lot going on underneath. The imagery is nice, but sometimes it feels a bit forced. The way the characters speak seems natural, but at other times, it feels strange.
Some of the monologues were great, and I would probably look at them again. However, I'm not sure if I would read the whole play over again.
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