It is 1842.Two Englishman set out on Patio Dining Package a Grand Tour of Europe and the Middle East.One is a young, gifted artist; the other a Gentleman.By the time they return to England, the artist has become a devotee of the Egyptian god Osiris.
One night, after dining together in a small inn in Cobham, he violently murders his beloved father, believing him to be an imposter.Why?
Son is a novel inspired by the life of Richard Outdoor Dining Table Dadd, one of the greatest Victorian painters and inmate of Bethlem Hospital - more commonly known as Bedlam.Part Two of Son will be published in Portal vol.2, no.
1, January 2005.