I also enjoy how Winterson is so brave and adventurous in the way she tells the story. Although the next generation find resolution, Leo as an individual carries the guilt of what he does to the end. Leo is never really forgiven for his violence and cruelty. But their messy triangle results in tragedy, and Winterson pulls no punches in how this plays out. Even MiMi comes to marry him because she sees him through Xeno’s eyes. The only person who may have seen a better side of Leo is Xeno when they were schoolboys. I love the way that Winterson uses Leo’s character to obliterate the ideal alpha male trope: he’s dominating, controlling, emotionally childish, violent, selfish, needy and thoroughly unpleasant. Perdita grows up with Shep and Clo in the US, happy and loved but oblivious to her true roots. Leo and MiMi have a child, but Leo’s jealousy results in the baby Perdita being cast out. This story is a retelling of The Winter’s Tale.Īs with the original, the story jumps about in time and geography, from schoolboy Leo and Xeno falling in love, to their adult lives where Xeno woos MiMi on Leo’s behalf. The Gap of Time is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare series modern Shakespeare rewrites.
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