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The gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone. Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to Charles II, loved for his gift to turn sorrow into laughter, now faces the agitations and anxieties of middle age. Questions crowd his mind: has he been a good father? Is he a fair master? Is he the King’s friend or the King’s slave?
In search of answers, Merivel sets off for the French court. But Versailles – all glitter in front and squalor behind – leaves Merivel in despair, until a chance encounter with Madame de Flamanville, a seductive Swiss botanist, allows him to dream of an honourable future.
But will that future ever be his? Back home at Bidnold Manor, his loyalty and medical skill are tested to their limits, while the captive bear he has brought back from France begins to cause unlooked-for havoc in his heart and on his estate.
With a cascade of lace at his neck and a laugh that can burst out of him in the midst of torment, Merivel is a uniquely brilliant creation, soulful, funny, outrageous and achingly sad. He is Everyman. His unmistakable, self-mocking voice speaks directly to us down the centuries.
In search of answers, Merivel sets off for the French court. But Versailles – all glitter in front and squalor behind – leaves Merivel in despair, until a chance encounter with Madame de Flamanville, a seductive Swiss botanist, allows him to dream of an honourable future.
But will that future ever be his? Back home at Bidnold Manor, his loyalty and medical skill are tested to their limits, while the captive bear he has brought back from France begins to cause unlooked-for havoc in his heart and on his estate.
With a cascade of lace at his neck and a laugh that can burst out of him in the midst of torment, Merivel is a uniquely brilliant creation, soulful, funny, outrageous and achingly sad. He is Everyman. His unmistakable, self-mocking voice speaks directly to us down the centuries.
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- PublisherChatto & Windus
- Publication date2012
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- ISBN 13 9780701185213
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 358 pages. Corner bent. The gaudy years of the Restoration a re long gone. Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to Charles I I, loved for his ability to turn sorrow into laughter, now faces the agitations and anxieties of middle age. Questions crowd his m ind: has he been a good father? Is he a fair master? Is he the Ki ng's friend or the King's slave? In search of answers, Merivel se ts off for the French court. But Versailles - all glitter in fron t and squalor behind - leaves Merivel in despair, until a chance encounter with Madame de Flamanville, a seductive Swiss botanist, allows him to dream of an honourable future. But will that futur e ever be his? Back home at Bidnold Manor, his loyalty and medica l skill are tested to their limits, while the captive bear he has brought back from France begins to cause unlooked-for havoc in h is heart and on his estate. (Back cover) Sequel to: Restoration. -Robert Merivel, renowned physician and courtier to Charles II, l oved for his ability to turn sorrow into laughter, now faces the agitations and anxieties of middle age. Questions crowd his mind: has he been a good father? Is he a fair master? Is he the King's friend or the King's slave? In search of answers, Merivel sets o ff for the French court. But Versailles -- all glitter in front a nd squalor behind -- leaves Merivel in despair, until a chance en counter with Madame de Flamanville, a seductive Swiss botanist, a llows him to dream of an honourable future. Seller Inventory # 603u
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