Tipping the Velvet: A Novel - Brossura

Waters, Sarah

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ISBN 10: 1573227889 ISBN 13: 9781573227889

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2000

Riassunto

Chronicles the picturesque adventures and romantic misadventures of Nan King, a onetime oyster girl from a provincial seaside town who follows a local music hall star to the gay and lesbian world of late Victorian London. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“Wonderful...a sensual experience that leaves the reader marveling at the author’s craftsmanship, idiosyncrasy, and sheer effort.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
 
“Compelling...Readers of all sexes and orientations should identify with this gusty hero as she learns who she is and how to love.”
—Newsday
 
“Delectable...written in roguishly lilting prose filled with the sights, sounds, and stenches of London street life.”
—The Seattle Times
 
“Erotic and absorbing...Written with starling power.”—
The New York Times Book Review
 
“Glorious...an exceptional debut.”
—The Boston Globe

L'autore:

Sarah Waters is the New York Times–bestselling author of The Paying Guests, The Little Stranger,The Night Watch, Fingersmith, Affinity, and Tipping the Velvet. She has three times been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, has twice been a finalist for the Orange Prize, and was named one of Granta’s best young British novelists, among other distinctions. Waters lives in London.

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• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1573227889
• ISBN 13: 9781573227889
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 488