The Pleasures of Men (Voice) - Softcover

Williams Ma Ma Ma Ma, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401324231 ISBN 13: 9781401324230

Publisher: Hachette Books, 2012

Synopsis

In 1840, 19-year-old orphan Catherine Sorgeiul, locked away in her uncle's home--a place of death--becomes obsessed with a series of murders plaguing the streets of London and, writing stories about the victims, is unwittingly drawn into a world of betrayal, deceit and terror. Original.

About this title

Review:

'An outstanding talent' --The Spectator

About the Author:

Kate Williams earned her BA at Somerville College, Oxford, where she was a College Scholar; she received her MA from Queen Mary, University of London, and her DPhil at Oxford. Her debut book, England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton (Ballantine, 2006), was shortlisted for the Marsh Prize for Biography and her second book, Becoming Queen (Ballantine, 2010), about the passionate youth of Queen Victoria and Princess Charlotte was a Book of the Year in the Tatler and Spectator. She is currently writing a biography of Josephine Bonaparte, Mistress of Empires, for publication in Spring 2012 by Ballantine. She teaches creative writing at London University. The Pleasures of Men is her first novel. She lives in London, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1401324231
• ISBN 13: 9781401324230
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384