Rameau's Niece - Softcover

Schine, Cathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340684682 ISBN 13: 9780340684689

Publisher: Sceptre, 1997

Synopsis

Having written a best-selling biography, Margaret Nathan is hard at work on an 18th-century pornographic manuscript. She finds herself seduced by the lascivious novel and it begins to take over her life, setting her on a frenzied search for real knowledge and passion.

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From the Back Cover

"Witty, erotic, hilarious . . . . A deft comedic novel written in high style." People

"Howlingly funny . . . . A wonderfully inventive comic voice." New York Times Book Review

Meet Margaret Nathan, the brilliant but forgetful author of an unlikely bestseller. Happily married to a benevolently egotistical, slightly dull but sexy professor, Margaret seems blessed until she finds herself seduced by an eighteenth century novel she discovers in the library.

Wrapped in its lascivious world, Margaret begins to imitate its protagonist, embarking on a hilarious jaunt around Manhattan in search of renewed passion. Will she find fulfillment through her escapades or settle for her husband? Part romantic comedy, part intellectual parody, Rameau s Niece is wise, affecting, and thoroughly entertaining.

"A zestful satire . . . . A brainy romantic comedy." Chicago Tribune

"A screwball send-up of New York intelligentsia." New York

CATHLEEN SCHINE is the author of many novels, most recently The Three Weissmanns of Westport, as well as the international bestseller The Love Letter, Alice in Bed, To the Bird House, She Is Me, and The New Yorkers.

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About the Author

Cathleen Schine is in her forties and the author of many novels, including THE LOVE LETTER and THE EVOLUTION OF JANE.. She did a post-graduate degree in mediaeval history before becoming a full-time writer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sceptre
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0340684682
• ISBN 13: 9780340684689
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280