Charlotte Jones – författare

The real represents to my perception the things that we cannot possibly not know, sooner or later, in one way or another', wrote Henry James in 1907. This description, riven with double negatives, hesitation, and uncertainty, encapsulates the epistemological difficulties of realism, for underlying its narrative and descriptive apparatus as an aesthetic mode lies a philosophical quandary. What grounds the 'real' of the realist novel? What kind of perception is required to validate the experience of reality? How does the realist novel represent the difficulty of knowing? What comes to the fore in James's account, as in so many, is how the forms of realism are constituted by a relation to unknowing, absence, and ineffability.Realism, Form, and Representation in the Edwardian Novel recovers a neglected literary history centred on the intricate relationship between fictional representation and philosophical commitment. It asks how--or if--we can conceptualize realist novels when the objects of their representational intentions are realities that might exist beyond what is empirically verifiable by sense data or analytically verifiable by logic, and are thus irreducible to conceptual schemes or linguistic practices--a formulation Charlotte Jones refers to as 'synthetic realism'.In new readings of Edwardian novels including Conrad's Nostromo and The Secret Agent, Wells's Tono-Bungay, and Ford's The Good Soldier, this volume revises and reconsiders key elements of realist novel theory--metaphor and metonymy; character interiority; the insignificant detail; omniscient narration and free indirect discourse; causal linearity--to uncover the representational strategies by which realist writers grapple with the recalcitrance of reality as a referential anchor, and seek to give form to the force, opacity, and uncertain scope of realities that may lie beyond the material. In restoring a metaphysical dimension to the realist novel's imaginary, Realism, Form, and Representation in the Edwardian Novel offers a new conceptualization of realism both within early twentieth-century literary culture and as a transhistorical mode of representation.

Humble Boy is a comedy about broken vows, failed hopes and the joys of bee-keeping.All is not well in the Humble hive. Thirty-five-year-old Felix Humble is a Cambridge astro-physicist in search of a unified field theory. Following the sudden death of his father, Felix returns to his middle England home and his difficult and demanding mother, where he soon realises that his search for unity must include his own chaotic home life.Humble Boy premiered at the Royal National Theatre, London, in August 2001, and transferred to the Gielgud Theatre, London, in 2002. The play was the winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Award 2001, the Critics' Circle Best New Play Award 2002, and the People's Choice Best New Play Award 2002.

This first collection of plays by Charlotte Jones includes her multi-award winning Humble Boy (Susan Smith Blackburn Award 2001, the Critics' Circle Best New Play Award 2002, and the People's Choice Best New Play Award 2002).'Charlotte Jones . . . one of our most accomplished and entertaining young playwrights.' Financial TimesAirswimming'The structure and writing - admirably clear and unsentimental - both trip the light fantastic too, effortlessly gliding from the desperately funny to the desperately sad.' GuardianIn Flame'Watching Charlotte Jones's play, In Flame, is an experience of pleasure virtually unalloyed. It is funny, but with depth; painful, but with delicacy.' Financial Times'A play about life and death, love and lust, guilt and hope and dreams and the whole damn thing. It has some of the best writing I have come across recently: vigorous, poetic and lethally funny, probing hearts with warmth, compassion and irony.' Sunday TimesMartha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis'What strikes one is the play's generosity of spirit and belief in human potential . . . confirms that Jones has a great future.' GuardianHumble Boy'Sad, very sad: funny, very very funny . . . this is a seriously wonderful play.' Sunday Times'Rich, original, intelligent, funny and touching . . . I can't recommend this lovely play too highly.' Daily Telegraph

North London at Halloween. Celebrity ghost-writer Max Villiers and his wife Harriet, a talented shopper, host a party. As Max connects his first plasma TV, the evening is hijacked by interference from the past. There are trick-or-treaters at the door and strangers on the brand new rug. A shocking and darkly humorous play. The Lightning Play premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in November 2006.

My husband is dead and my only son, who has grown fat and strange, has just run away from his own father's funeral. I'll be fine. Fine. At least those bastard bees are gone.Felix Humble is drawn back to his family home after the death of his father, a biology teacher and amateur beekeeper. There in the garden he finds his waspish mother Flora, her downtrodden friend Mercy and the suspiciously ever-present local businessman George Pye. His daughter Rosie was once involved with Felix. Felix is an astrophysicist who discovers that solving the riddle of his emotional life is considerably more challenging than the quest for a unified string theory.Charlotte Jones' family comedy won the Critics' Circle Best New Play Award following its premiere at the National Theatre, London, in 2001. The play was revived at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in March 2018.'Sad, very sad: funny, very very funny... this is a seriously wonderful play.' Sunday Times'Rich, original, intelligent, funny and touching... I can't recommend this lovely play too highly.' Daily Telegraph

Teach me the language of your hands.Rachel has been the voice for her deaf mother since she was born, but now she is restless to be heard for herself. Together, they have found sanctuary in a Quaker community that reveres silence. But the world is at war and it is becoming ever harder to live in Friendship. When a stranger arrives in their midst, their fragile peace is set to shatter.The Meeting by Charlotte Jones premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in July 2018.

A riotous fictional account of a bizarre English court case and an iconic cultural turning point. These kids - they're taking over the world - they're the new aristocracy, man, and the Establishment just don't like it.1967. Keith Richards' country house in deepest West Sussex. The Rolling Stones and their entourage are enjoying a bohemian night in when the constabulary arrive and charge Keith and Mick Jagger with drugs offences. Michael Havers, leading QC and future attorney general, is persuaded to defendthem in court.In all the furore, Michael's teenage son Nigel, an aspiring actor, is drawn into Marianne Faithfull's seductive world. As the sixties revolution sweeps into the quiet market town of Chichester, the relationship between father and son falls under the spotlight.Charlotte Jones's Redlands opened at Chichester Festival Theatre in September 2024.

There is hope.You can regain control.There are brighter days ahead.Nutritionist, physiotherapist and lecturer Charlotte Jones knows how it feels to be exhausted all the time and too tired to lift your head off the pillow. She has experienced first-hand the debilitating feelings of frustration, despair and sadness that so often accompany chronic fatigue syndrome, long Covid and extreme tiredness. And she knows how confused, overwhelmed and lonely you probably feel right now.Charlotte has written this book from the heart. It’s a beautifully illustrated and uplifting story of hope that’s easy to read but will guide you on an achievable, manageable road to recovery. As you read, you’ll gently uncover ideas and approaches that you can use straight away to start your own journey from fatigue to freedom.The fascinating characters you’ll encounter in this story will each equip you with a toolbox of powerful ideas, techniques and solutions. Through their experiences you’ll discover how to manage your energy levels, understand the importance of rest and repair and start to feel empowered with the belief that recovery is not only possible, but entirely in your hands.There’s no baffling science or confusing jargon, just an inspiring and motivating tale brimming with helpful and hopeful golden nuggets that you can collect and use to support you as you heal.So lay back, relax and read your way to a better recovery!