![]() More than two decades after its release, The English Patient has become a classic of twentieth century literature a poetic, lyrical examination of love’s many possibilities, from the first whispers of desire to the lasting consequences of betrayal. Stories of his illicit, tempestuous affair with Katherine Clifton in a time before the war. As Hanna begins to form a passionate connection to Kip, her patient begins to weave his own stories from his fractured memories. ![]() The only clue Hana has to his past is the one thing he clung on to through the fire - a copy of The Histories by Herodotus, covered with hand-written notes describing a painful and ultimately tragic love affair. Rescued by Bedouins from a burning plane, he is English, anonymous, damaged beyond recognition and haunted by his memories of passion and betrayal. There they are joined by a mysterious thief named Caravaggio and an Indian sapper, nicknamed 'Kip'. The final curtain is closing on the Second World War, and Hana, a nurse, stays behind in an abandoned Italian villa to tend to her only remaining patient. ![]() He lies flat on his back, no pillow, looking up at the foliage painted on to the ceiling, its canopy of branches, and above that, blue sky. Featured on Between the Covers Big Jubilee Read ![]()
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