Life Mask - Brossura

Donoghue, Emma

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ISBN 10: 0156032643 ISBN 13: 9780156032643

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2005

Riassunto

The bestselling author of Slammerkin vividly brings to life the Beau Monde of late eighteenth-century England, turning the private drama of three celebrated Londoners into a robust, full-bodied portrait of a world on the brink of revolution. In a time of looming war, of glittering spectacle and financial disasters, the wealthy liberals of the Whig Party work to topple a tyrannical prime minister and a lunatic king. Marriages and friendships stretch or break; political liaisons prove as dangerous as erotic ones; and everyone wears a mask. Will Eliza Farren, England's leading comedic actress, gain entry to that elite circle that calls itself the World? Can Lord Derby, the inventor of the horse race that bears his name, endure public mockery of his long, unconsummated courtship of the actress? Will Anne Damer, a sculptor and rumored Sapphist, be the cause of Eliza's fall from grace?

This is a remakable novel in the tradition of the very best historical fiction.

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PRAISE FOR LIFE MASK

"Mesmerizing. With the French Revolution raging in the background, Donoghue has lighted on another terrific story, and she pulls off a dazzling feat of choreography."--Julia Livshin, The Washington Post Book World

"Few will be able to put it down before its enthralling tales end."--Chicago Tribune

L'autore:

Born in Ireland, EMMA DONOGHUE spent many years in England and now lives in Canada. She is the author of Slammerkin as well as two other novels, a collection of short stories, and a collection of fairy tales.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0156032643
• ISBN 13: 9780156032643
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 650