Life Mask - Hardcover

Donoghue, Emma

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151009430 ISBN 13: 9780151009435

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004

Synopsis

The bestselling author of Slammerkin turns her attention to the Beau Monde of late eighteenth-century England, turning the private drama of three celebrated Londoners into a robust, full-bodied portrait of a world, and lives, on the brink of revolution. The Honourable Mrs. Damer is a young widow of eccentric tastes, the only female sculptor of her time. The Earl of Derby, inventor of the horse race that bears his name, is the richest man in the House of Lords-and the ugliest. Miss Eliza Farren, born a nobody, now reigns as Queen of Comedy at Drury Lane Theatre.

In a time of looming war and terrorism, of glittering spectacle and financial disasters, the wealthy liberals of the Whig Party work to topple a tyrannical prime minister and a lunatic king. Their marriages and friendships stretch or break; political liaisons prove as dangerous as erotic ones. Will Eliza Farren ever gain entry to that elite circle that calls itself the World? Can Lord Derby's pride endure public mockery of his long, unconsummated courtship of the actress? And how is Anne Damer ever to silence the whispers of Sapphism that haunt her? Let the games begin...

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Review:

PRAISE FOR"LIFE MASK"

"Mesmerizing. With the French Revolution raging in the background, Donoghue has lighted on another terrific story, and she pulls off a dazzling feat of choreography."--Julia Livshin, "The""Washington Post Book World"

"Few will be able to put it down before its enthralling tales end."--"Chicago Tribune"
PRAISE FOR "LIFE MASK"

"Mesmerizing. With the French Revolution raging in the background, Donoghue has lighted on another terrific story, and she pulls off a dazzling feat of choreography."--Julia Livshin, "The""Washington Post Book World "

"Few will be able to put it down before its enthralling tales end."--"Chicago Tribune"
PRAISE FOR "LIFE MASK"
"Mesmerizing. With the French Revolution raging in the background, Donoghue has lighted on another terrific story, and she pulls off a dazzling feat of choreography."--Julia Livshin, "The" "Washington Post Book World "
"Few will be able to put it down before its enthralling tales end."--"Chicago Tribune"
PRAISE FOR LIFE MASK

"Mesmerizing. With the French Revolution raging in the background, Donoghue has lighted on another terrific story, and she pulls off a dazzling feat of choreography."--Julia Livshin, The Washington Post Book World

"Few will be able to put it down before its enthralling tales end."--Chicago Tribune

Book Description:

An exhilarating story of the late eighteenth century's elite fighting to define itself, and to survive such chaotic times. A painful love triangle set against the backdrop of a highly media-aware and surprisingly modern society.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0151009430
• ISBN 13: 9780151009435
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 639