The Masquerade - Rilegato

Griffin, Nicholas

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0316859168 ISBN 13: 9780316859165

Casa editrice: Little, Brown, 2002

Riassunto

In 1720 three men set out from Northamptonshire for Genoa. They are the young aristocrat Lord Stilwell, his valet Thomas Noon, and his tutor Lucius Jelborne. It quickly becomes apparent to Noon that they are not solely in Italy for his master's education - something strange is being sent back to England in the paintings and treasures they accumulate, and it may be connected to the recent succession to the English throne of the Protestant King George I. When Stilwell is murdered Noon begins to uncover a Europe-wide conspiracy to replace the new king with a Catholic, and then he meets a beautiful woman who destroys his resolve to act...

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Recensione:

Griffin is a novelist of rare gifts, one with a command of language that is surprising for his thirty years ... THE MASQUERADE sounds a note that is so elegant and elegiac that, amid the plethora of what is published, it deserves to endure (THE TIMES)

A stylish historical thriller ... Seventeenth-century Italy comes to thrilling life ... If the topography is good, the characterisation is better (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)

Beautifully written and skilfully crafted, THE MASQUERADE is a work of intense passion and gripping adventure. If Griffin can keep this up, he is set to elevate the historical novel to yet further heights. (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY)

A novel of many charms... explored with intelligence and feelings. (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)

Descrizione del libro:

A sophisticated literary thriller set in eighteenth-century Italy.

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• Editore: Little, Brown
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0316859168
• ISBN 13: 9780316859165
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320