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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. Shortlisted for the Booker prize it has been described as 'triumphant' (Sunday Telegraph) and 'dazzling' (New York Review of Books).
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...
Over a million Rose Tremain books sold
‘A writer of exceptional talent ... Tremain is a writer who understands every emotion’ Independent I
‘There are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great Rose Tremain’ Irish Times
‘Tremain has the painterly genius of an Old Master, and she uses it to stunning effect’ The Times
‘Rose Tremain is one of the very finest British novelists’ Salman Rushdie
‘Tremain is a writer of exemplary vision and particularity. The fictional world is rendered with extraordinary vividness’ Marcel Theroux, Guardian
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. Shortlisted for the Booker prize it has been described as 'triumphant' (Sunday Telegraph) and 'dazzling' (New York Review of Books).
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...
Over a million Rose Tremain books sold
‘A writer of exceptional talent ... Tremain is a writer who understands every emotion’ Independent I
‘There are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great Rose Tremain’ Irish Times
‘Tremain has the painterly genius of an Old Master, and she uses it to stunning effect’ The Times
‘Rose Tremain is one of the very finest British novelists’ Salman Rushdie
‘Tremain is a writer of exemplary vision and particularity. The fictional world is rendered with extraordinary vividness’ Marcel Theroux, Guardian
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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)
"To be moved and impressed by a novel and yet so entertained, is rare" (Fay Weldon)
"A dazzling triumph... It is nothing less than superb" (New York Times Book Review)
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"Richly evocative novel." (BBC History Magazine)
"Triumphant" (Sunday Telegraph)
"To be moved and impressed by a novel and yet so entertained, is rare" (Fay Weldon)
"A dazzling triumph... It is nothing less than superb" (New York Times Book Review)
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 date2015
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- ISBN 13 9780099598428
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Now reissued with a stunning new jacket look, Restoration is the bestselling classic which introduced us to the young Robert Merivel and his rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century societyThe bestselling classic from a 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday). Journey to the glittering seventeenth-century court, and witness the rise and fall of young, charming Robert Merivel.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.'For a vivid - and funny - fictional re-creation of the era, Tremain's Restoration is hard to beat.' The TimesRose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books. But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise'For a vivid and funny fictional re-creation of the era, Tremains Restoration is hard to beat.' The TimesRose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099598428
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