The King's General - Brossura

Du Maurier, Daphne

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1844080897 ISBN 13: 9781844080892

Casa editrice: Virago, 2004

Riassunto

Inspired by a grisly discovery in the nineteenth century, The King's General was the first of du Maurier's novels to be written at Menabilly, the model for Manderley in Rebecca.

Set in the seventeenth century, it tells the story of a country and a family riven by civil war, and features one of fiction's most original heroines. Honor Harris is only eighteen when she first meets Richard Grenvile, proud, reckless - and utterly captivating. But following a riding accident, Honor must reconcile herself to a life alone.
As Richard rises through the ranks of the army, marries and makes enemies, Honor remains true to him, and finally discovers the secret of Menabilly.

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Recensione:

No other popular writer has so triumphantly defied classification . . . She satisfied all the questionable criteria of popular fiction, and yet satisfied the exacting requirements of "real literature", something very few novelists ever do (Margaret Forster)

She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing suspense, and she was, too, a writer of fearless originality (Guardian)

Descrizione del libro:

A moving love story set during the Civil War.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Virago
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1844080897
• ISBN 13: 9781844080892
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384