Jem (And Sam) - Hardcover

Mount, Ferdinand

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 078670649X ISBN 13: 9780786706495

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub, 1999

Synopsis

In an evocative novel of Restoration London, Jeremiah Mount, a dealer in pornography, describes his love affair with the Duchess of Albemarle and his relationship with Samuel Pepys, a one-time friend and drinking partner who became a fierce rival for fame and women. by the author of Umbrella.

About this title

Review:

"This is a novel that wears its learning lightly. The extensive research is woven seamlessly into the plot and illuminates the setting" (Philippa Gregory Independent)

"This is a marvellously vivid and enterataining evocation of Cromwellian and Restoration England. Mount paints from a rich palette, but the brushwork is stylishly economical... When is a historical novel not a historical novel? When it is written by Ferdinand Mount. He is in danger of giving the genre a good name'" (Ian McIntyre The Times)

"The story smoothly takes in the Dutch wars, the Plague and Fire... It includes hellish episodes in a groaning Bedlam, as well as sylvan scenes of sport and the superior delights of the metropolis... Mount gives JEM a fluent, allusive prose with a period flavour that avoids pastiche...vivid...powerful" (Sunday Times)

About the Author:

Ferdinand Mount is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement and a Sunday Times columnist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 078670649X
• ISBN 13: 9780786706495
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 425