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In her new book, acclaimed historial novelist Clare Clark picks the colourful world of 1887 London as the backdrop for a novel with intriguing contemporary parallels.
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Review:
"A captivating fable of truth and memory" (New York Times)
"A shining example of historical literary fiction... Nothing less than literary pyrotechnics...a dazzingly elegant novel steeped in the rich detail of the period" (Lucy Scholes Independent)
"Clare Clark is one of those writers who can see into the past and help us feel its texture" (Hilary Mantel)
"A stirring and seductive novel" (The Economist)
"[A] beautifully crafted piece of Victoriana...a satisfying blend of period melodrama and psychological sharpness" (Adrian Turpin Financial Times)
Book Description:
"A shining example of historical literary fiction... Nothing less than literary pyrotechnics...a dazzingly elegant novel steeped in the rich detail of the period" (Lucy Scholes Independent)
"Clare Clark is one of those writers who can see into the past and help us feel its texture" (Hilary Mantel)
"A stirring and seductive novel" (The Economist)
"[A] beautifully crafted piece of Victoriana...a satisfying blend of period melodrama and psychological sharpness" (Adrian Turpin Financial Times)
London, 1887. In a momentous year dogged by economic crisis, riots and a voracious press hungry for scandal - how can one MP's wife bury the truth about her past?
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- PublisherHarvill Secker
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 184655604X
- ISBN 13 9781846556043
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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