Rose Tremain

Broschiertes Buch

Merivel

A Man of His Time

Beschreibung

The gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone and Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to King Charles II, sets off for the French court in search of a fresh start. But royal life at the Palace of Versailles - leaves him in despair, until a chance encounter with the seductive Madame de Flamanville, allows him to dream of a different future.

Autor

Rose Tremain's novels and short stories have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize (The Road Home), the Dylan Thomas Award (The Colonel's Daughter and Other Stories), the Whitbread Novel of the Year (Music & Silence) the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina in France (Sacred Country) and the South Bank Sky Arts Award (The Gustav Sonata). Her most recent novel is Lily, a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Rose Tremain was made a CBE in 2007 and a Dame in 2020. She lives in Norfolk and London with the biographer, Richard Holmes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK / Vintage
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 746533
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 130mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 256g
• ISBN-13: 9780099548430
• ISBN-10: 0099548437
• Artikelnr.: 37225294

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