Product Description

From the author of 'Slammerkin', a gripping historical novel about three famous Londoners - an artist, an actress and an aristocrat - based on a true scandal of 18th century London.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71034 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-07
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 7.83" h x 1.65" w x 4.92" l, 1.06 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 624 pages

Features

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• Mint Condition
• Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
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Review
'A born writer' New York Times Book Review '... another bright, bruising slice of eighteenth-century life in London ... Why should Michel Faber hog the glory?' Elle 'Donoghue's latest book pulsates with the vibrancy of London in an era that couldn't be more extravagant. While Mad King George was teetering on the throne, the grotesquely privileged carried on a gaudy social whirl' Time Out

Sunday Telegraph
‘Emma Donoghue is a scrupulous researcher with a knack for unearthing telling details and bringing them to life’

Kirkus Review
'...a full-bodied tale that satisfies the head and the heart'