Clairmont: The sensuous hidden story of the greatest muse of the Romantic period
Autor Lesley McDowellen Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 aug 2024
'Beautifully written, Clairmont tells the sensuous hidden story of an influential historic woman.' Sara Sheridan, author of The Fair Botanists Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year
'An absorbing, intoxicating page-turner about a woman who deserves to be remembered.' Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne and Atalanta
'Riveting - a clever portrait of a fascinating, flawed heroine.' Sunday Times
'An intimate and enlightening tale of one of Romanticism's forsaken muses - an artfully told story that lingers in the mind far beyond the last page' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of Pandora
1816. A massive volcanic eruption has caused the worst storms that Europe has seen in decades, yet Percy and Mary Shelley have chosen to visit the infamous Lord Byron at his villa on Lake Geneva. It wasn't their idea: Mary's eighteen year old step-sister, Claire Clairmont, insisted.
But the reason for Claire's visit is more pressing than a summer escape with the most famous writers in the world. She's pregnant with Byron's child - a child Byron doesn't want, and scarcely believes is his own.
Claire has the world in her grasp. This trip should have given her everything she ever dreamed of. But within days, her life will be in ruins.
History has all but forgotten her story - but she will not be silenced.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781035400263
ISBN-10: 103540026X
Pagini: 390
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Headline
Colecția Wildfire
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 103540026X
Pagini: 390
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Headline
Colecția Wildfire
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Beautifully written, Clairmont tells the sensuous hidden story of an influential historic woman.
A novel that captures feverish infatuation, devastating betrayal and the glimpse of a legendary moment in history; Clairmont is an absorbing, intoxicating page-turner about a woman who deserves to be remembered.
Riveting - a clever portrait of a fascinating, flawed heroine.
Enthralling
Claire Clairmont hasn't often been given her due and McDowell restores her to thrilling, palpitating life.
Clairmont emerges as a brave and sympathetic heroine in this engrossing novel
Clairmont is an intimate and enlightening tale of one of Romanticism's forsaken muses - artfully told in beautiful prose, a story that lingers in the mind far beyond the last page
A sensitive, beautifully told fictionalisation that gives a voice to one of literature's greatest muses.
A must-read. McDowell brings Claire to vivid, embodied life; a flirtatious, flawed woman fighting for her place in a man's world.
Clairmont is a fascinating journey into the dark underbelly of Romanticism. I was gripped, horrified and enlightened - and in awe of a woman who risked such pain and sorrow to 'mix in the throng'
Clairmont is a beautifully written unveiling of a character who deserves to be as remembered as Byron and Shelley. A delightfully haunting gem of a story.
A must for all lovers of historical fiction. Clairmont is a true-life story of hope, passion, and regrets with Claire Clairmont (step sister of the writer Mary Shelley) enduring against all odds after an ill-starred affair with the poet, Byron.
A spellbinding retelling
A night that birthed a monster. The woman they wrote out of it.
'Intimate and enlightening. A story that lingers in the mind far beyond the last page' Susan Stokes-Chapman
'A fascinating journey into the dark underbelly of Romanticism.' Meg Clothier
'A sensitive, beautifully told fictionalisation that gives a voice to one of literature's greatest muses.' Laura Shepperson
1816. A massive volcanic eruption has caused the worst storms that Europe has seen in decades, yet Percy and Mary Shelley have chosen to visit the infamous Lord Byron at his villa on Lake Geneva. It wasn't their idea: Mary's eighteen year old step-sister, Claire Clairmont, insisted.
But the reason for Claire's visit is more pressing than a summer escape with the most famous writers in the world. She's pregnant with Byron's child - a child Byron doesn't want, and scarcely believes is his own.
Claire has the world in her grasp. This trip should have given her everything she ever dreamed of. But within days, her life will be in ruins.
History has all but forgotten her story - but she will not be silenced.
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A novel that captures feverish infatuation, devastating betrayal and the glimpse of a legendary moment in history; Clairmont is an absorbing, intoxicating page-turner about a woman who deserves to be remembered.
Riveting - a clever portrait of a fascinating, flawed heroine.
Enthralling
Claire Clairmont hasn't often been given her due and McDowell restores her to thrilling, palpitating life.
Clairmont emerges as a brave and sympathetic heroine in this engrossing novel
Clairmont is an intimate and enlightening tale of one of Romanticism's forsaken muses - artfully told in beautiful prose, a story that lingers in the mind far beyond the last page
A sensitive, beautifully told fictionalisation that gives a voice to one of literature's greatest muses.
A must-read. McDowell brings Claire to vivid, embodied life; a flirtatious, flawed woman fighting for her place in a man's world.
Clairmont is a fascinating journey into the dark underbelly of Romanticism. I was gripped, horrified and enlightened - and in awe of a woman who risked such pain and sorrow to 'mix in the throng'
Clairmont is a beautifully written unveiling of a character who deserves to be as remembered as Byron and Shelley. A delightfully haunting gem of a story.
A must for all lovers of historical fiction. Clairmont is a true-life story of hope, passion, and regrets with Claire Clairmont (step sister of the writer Mary Shelley) enduring against all odds after an ill-starred affair with the poet, Byron.
A spellbinding retelling
A night that birthed a monster. The woman they wrote out of it.
'Intimate and enlightening. A story that lingers in the mind far beyond the last page' Susan Stokes-Chapman
'A fascinating journey into the dark underbelly of Romanticism.' Meg Clothier
'A sensitive, beautifully told fictionalisation that gives a voice to one of literature's greatest muses.' Laura Shepperson
1816. A massive volcanic eruption has caused the worst storms that Europe has seen in decades, yet Percy and Mary Shelley have chosen to visit the infamous Lord Byron at his villa on Lake Geneva. It wasn't their idea: Mary's eighteen year old step-sister, Claire Clairmont, insisted.
But the reason for Claire's visit is more pressing than a summer escape with the most famous writers in the world. She's pregnant with Byron's child - a child Byron doesn't want, and scarcely believes is his own.
Claire has the world in her grasp. This trip should have given her everything she ever dreamed of. But within days, her life will be in ruins.
History has all but forgotten her story - but she will not be silenced.
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£9.99