The Phoenix - Softcover

Sims, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590210468 ISBN 13: 9781590210468

Publisher: Lethe Press, 2009

Synopsis

At fourteen, Kit St. Denys brought down his abusive father with a knife. At twenty-one his theatrical genius brought down the house. At thirty, his past-and his forbidden love-nearly brought down the curtain for good. This is a compelling Victorian saga of two men whose love for each other transcends time and distance-and the society that considers it an abomination. Set in the last twenty years of the 19th century, The Phoenix is a multi-layered historical novel that illuminates poverty and child abuse, theatre history in America and England, betrayal, a crisis of conscience, violence and vengeance, and the treatment of insanity at a time when such treatment was in its infant stage. Most of all it is a tale of love on many levels, from carnal to devoted friendship to sacrifice.

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Product Description

[ The Phoenix Sims, Ruth ( Author ) ] { Paperback } 2009

Review

"What a joy to read this book proved to be. From the very first page I was drawn in with the action, was instantly attracted to the characters and was very impressed how with so few strokes of her pen, Sims managed to draw the situation, the era, the environment and the characters. Language is certainly Sims' gift but she doesn't drown you in it. It's an intelligent read, but steers clear of being a morass where the words become more important than the story itself." - Erastes, author of Standish and Mere Mortals

Edition details

• Publisher: Lethe Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590210468
• ISBN 13: 9781590210468
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 372