tells how the true story of the brutal murder of a cabin-boy at sea was transformed into a musical evocation of rural Norfolk by one of England’s most renowned composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams. It will be published by Chatto & Windus in 2022, the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams' birth. The Bookseller 07.01.2021 'Chatto scores biography of Vaughan Williams song'
An extract from this work in progress can be found on the New Writing website |