Beyond This Place (novel)
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Beyond This Place is a novel by Scottish author A. J. Cronin first published in 1950. The first edition for Australia and New Zealand was in 1953. A serial version appeared in Collier's under the title of To Live Again.
Adaptations
The novel has been adapted for both film and television. In
Plot summary
Paul Mathry, a student about to graduate and embark upon a teaching career, finds out that his father was convicted for murder, a secret that his mother had hidden from him since his childhood.
Driven by an intense desire to see his father, Paul sets out to visit him in prison, only to find out that visitors are never allowed there.
From there, he meets the primary witnesses in the case that convicted his father, not all of whom are supportive to Paul's cause. He encounters several dead ends but he persists, with the help of a store girl named Lena and a news reporter.
His persistent campaign finally bears fruit. Rees Mathry, Paul's father, goes on appeal and is vindicated. The novel ends with Paul's father, a hardened, cynical man, seeing a fleeting hope for self-renewal and a purposeful life.
References
- ^ "Beyond This Place (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (6 July 2018). "Poola Rangadu (1967)". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
External links
- A. J. Cronin at IMDb