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Valentine Grey de Sandi Toksvig

Valentine Grey

Autor Sandi Toksvig
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 iul 2013
From the author of BETWEEN THE STOPS and TOKSVIG'S ALMANAC

'Teasing out untold stories of the battlefield . . . follows the footsteps of the likes of Sarah Waters and Pat Barker' Independent

London, 1897. A young girl, Valentine Grey, arrives in England. She's been brought up in the remote and sunny climes of India and finds being forced into corsets and skirts in damp and cold country insufferable. The only bright spot: her exciting cousin, Reggie. Reggie, and his lover Frank seek out the adventure the clandestine bars and streets of London offer and are happy to include Valentine in their secret, showing her theatre, gardens - even teaching her how to ride a bicycle.

And then comes the Boer War and Reggie's father volunteers him; the empire must be defended. But it won't be Reggie who dons the Volunteer Regiment's garb. Valentine takes her chance, puts on her cousin's uniform, leaving Reggie behind and heads off to war. And for a long while it's glorious and liberating for both of the cousins, but war is not glorious and in Victorian London homosexuality is not liberating . . .
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781844088331
ISBN-10: 1844088332
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 198 x 124 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Virago
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

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Toksvig's warm characterisation drives the narrative, especially when set against her droll yet richly detailed evocation of an unedifying period of modern history . . . Toksvig's shining creation, Valentine Grey, [is] a courageous and captivating character . . . begging for a sequel
Teasing out untold stories of the battlefield and of gay history . . . follows in the footsteps of the likes of Sarah Waters and Pat Barker . . . Toksvig's seemingly effortless ability to entertain shines through
'Teasing out untold stories of the battlefield and of gay history . . . follows in the footsteps of the likes of Sarah Waters and Pat Barker . . . Toksvig's seemingly effortless ability to entertain shines through' Lucy Scholes, Independent

London 1897 and a young girl, Valentine Grey, arrives in England from the sunnier climes of India. She finds the damp and cold country insufferable and the only bright spot is her exciting cousin, Reggie. He and his lover, Frank, seek out adventure in the clandestine bars and streets of London, and are happy to include Valentine in their secret.

And then comes the Boer War. But it won't be Reggie who dons the Volunteer Regiment's garb. Valentine takes her chance, puts on her cousin's uniform, and heads off to war. And for a while it's glorious and liberating, but war is not glorious and in Victorian London homosexuality is not liberating . . .

'Toksvig's warm characterisation drives the narrative, especially when set against her droll yet richly detailed evocation of an unedifying period of modern history . . . begging for a sequel' Lucy Beresford, Sunday Telegraph