"The Passion for Life" by Joseph Hocking is an early 20th-century novel that follows Francis Erskine, a lawyer who, informed of his coming death, seeks refuge in a simple cabin in St. Issey, Cornwall, where he hopes to spend his last days in peace. The core of the story is about grappling with life and death, chasing purpose, and wrestling with contrasts. After hearing the bad news, he leaves his old life in London for a quieter place in Cornwall with his servant, Simpson. There, as he thinks deeply about his place in the world, his new home slowly reveals some of its mysteries, especially as he speaks and is visited by the locals.
The Passion for Life
By Joseph Hocking
A dying lawyer flees to a remote village, where he finds himself caught in a web of local intrigue while contemplating matters of life, death, and purpose.
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About the AuthorJoseph Hocking was a Cornish novelist and United Methodist Free Church minister.
Joseph Hocking was a Cornish novelist and United Methodist Free Church minister.
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