Cuddy: Winner of the 2023 Goldsmiths Prize

In Cuddy, Patrick Myers has crafted a masterful novel that explores the lives and legacy of the hermit St. Cuthbert, the unofficial patron saint of the North of England. Using poetry, prose, play, diary, and real historical accounts, the book spans historical eras and explores the lives and communities of those around Durham Cathedral.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2023
Shortlisted for the Winston Graham Historical Prize
Chosen as a book of the year 2023 by
The Times, Guardian, Telegraph, and New Statesman

‘An epic the north has long deserved’
FINANCIAL TIMES

‘A sensational piece of storytelling … A singular and significant achievement’
GUARDIAN

‘Marvellous, artful, enchanted’
DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Cements Myerss standing as one of our finest, and most deftly imaginative, writers’
I NEWS

The triumphant new novel from the Walter Scott Prize-winning author of
The Gallows Pole and The Offing
Cuddy
is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, the unofficial patron saint of the North of England.

Incorporating poetry, prose, play, diary, and real historical accounts to create a novel like no other, Cuddy straddles historical eras - from the first Christian-slaying Viking invaders of the holy island of Lindisfarne in the 8th century to a contemporary England defined by class and austerity.

Along the way, we meet brewers and masons, archers and academics, monks and labourers, their visionary voices and stories echoing through their ancestors and down the ages.

And all the while, at the centre sits Durham Cathedral and the lives of those who live and work around this place of pilgrimage - their dreams, desires, connections, and communities.

Through their stories, Cuddy paints a vivid and captivating portrait of a region rich in history, culture, and community, and offers a profound exploration of the human experience.

This is a novel that will captivate readers of all ages and backgrounds, and leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape.

Weight: 320g
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526631466