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Discover this bestselling classic from the author of The Gustav Sonata, charting Robert Merivel’s rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society.
When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises quickly, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as ‘paper groom’ to the youngest of the King’s mistresses.
But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise...
‘A most beautiful and original novel’ Independent
‘Triumphant’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Dazzling’ New York Review of Books
*Rose Tremain has sold over ONE MILLION books. Enter her vivid historical world*
When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises quickly, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as ‘paper groom’ to the youngest of the King’s mistresses.
But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise...
‘A most beautiful and original novel’ Independent
‘Triumphant’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Dazzling’ New York Review of Books
*Rose Tremain has sold over ONE MILLION books. Enter her vivid historical world*
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"For a vivid – and funny – fictional re-creation of the era, Tremain’s Restoration is hard to beat." (Robbie Millen The Times)
"Richly evocative novel." (BBC History Magazine)
"Triumphant" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Gripping" (Herald)
"A most beautiful and original novel" (Independent)
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"Richly evocative novel." (BBC History Magazine)
"Triumphant" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Gripping" (Herald)
"A most beautiful and original novel" (Independent)
The bestselling and much-loved classic from Orange Prize-winning Rose Tremain, Restoration introduces us to the young Robert Merivel and his rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society.
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- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0099529637
- ISBN 13 9780099529637
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The bestselling and much-loved classic from Orange Prize-winning Rose Tremain, Restoration introduces us to the young Robert Merivel and his rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society.Discover this bestselling classic from the author of The Gustav Sonata, charting Robert Merivel's rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society.When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises quickly, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as 'paper groom' to the youngest of the King's mistresses.But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise.'A most beautiful and original novel' Independent'Triumphant' Sunday Telegraph'Dazzling' New York Review of Books*Rose Tremain has sold over ONE MILLION books. Enter her vivid historical world* Robert Merivel is a dissolute young medical student when an accident of fate leads him to the attention of King Charles II. Finding favour with the King, Merivel embarks on the time of his life, enthusiastically enjoying the luxury, women and wine of the vibrant royal court, until he is called upon to serve his monarch in an unusual role. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099529637
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