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The House at Bishopsgate

Autor Katie Hickman
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 9 feb 2017
From theSunday Timesbestselling author comes a haunting, magical story set in 17th century London, perfect for fans of Jessie Burton and Elif Shafak1611. Celia Lamprey looks out across the rooftops of Aleppo for the last time. After ten years living in the Orient, she and her husband, Paul Pindar, are setting sail for England - taking with them the legendary diamond, the Sultan's Blue, despite the curse that surrounds it. They arrive to find a country much changed; Bishopsgate, once surrounded by fields, is now a muddy thoroughfare choked with carriages - from which carpenters, gardeners and footmen descend, summoned to restore Pindar's great house to its former splendour. But all is not as it seems. Celia is frail, and the marriage childless. Between the couple lies a great, unspoken darkness. Now, as they await the arrival of Celia's friend Annetta from Venice, another woman, the alluring widow Frances Sydenham, becomes increasingly indispensable to the running of the household - and the happiness of its inhabitants.But who is this strange woman, and what are her real motives?Vividly evoking Jacobean society,The Houseat Bishopsgateis a sumptuous, richly woven story of marital secrets and sexual jealousy, from a master of historical fiction.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408821145
ISBN-10: 1408821141
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 135 x 216 x 39 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Katie Hickman is the bestselling author of two history books,CourtesansandDaughters of Britannia.The House at Bishopsgateis researched with a historian's eye and written with a novelist's depth and sweep.

Notă biografică

Katie Hickman is the author of seven previous books, including two bestselling history titles:CourtesansandDaughters of Britannia. She has written two travel books, one of which,Travels with a Mexican Circus, was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. She was shortlisted for theSunday TimesYoung British Writer of the Year Award for her novelThe Quetzal Summer, and her novelsThe Aviary GateandThe Pindar Diamondhave been translated into nineteen languages. Katie Hickman lives in London.katiehickman.com / @PindarDiamond

Recenzii

Katie Hickman has created a world filled with love, intrigue, ambition and mystery.The House at Bishopsgateis a completely absorbing and delightful novel
The relationships between the three central characters are wonderfully sinister, and Hickman is a born storyteller. A hugely enjoyable read
This intriguing premise hooks you from the very start, unravelling slowly and elaborately through Hickman's beguiling storytelling. It's both a gripping and unsettling tale, interwoven with an air of dismal mystery throughout
Skill as a historian doesn't guarantee equal ability as a novelist, but Hickman's latest work of fiction balances knowledge, atmosphere and story beautifully
Hugely enjoyable . Deeply satisfying
Katie Hickman will take you to a magical land
Hickman is entranced by her subjects and vividly conveys their charm
A wonderful writer
A vibrant storyteller'
Irresistible . Elegant and addictively readable
An engaging novel