Sui generis …

… 1p Book Review: The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by G.B. Edwards —  The Dabbler. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

The Book of Ebenezer le Page was the only published work of its almost wilfully obscure author, G.B. Edwards. It was finally written, at a friend’s urging, when the author was already in his late 60s, and it wasn’t published until after his death. Told entirely in the first person, it is the fictional memoir of an elderly, shrewd, cranky, fiercely individual Guernseyman, looking back on his long life – lived entirely on Guernsey, but for one short excursion to Jersey. He seems to be in full flow when we join him, and he never lets up, relating a meandering saga of family quarrels, tragedies, bitter feuds that last for generations – all interwoven with moments of vivid happiness and, especially, with deep and enduring friendships.