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A Want of Kindness: A Novel of Queen Anne
Joanne Limburg
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Description for A Want of Kindness: A Novel of Queen Anne
Paperback. A gorgeous, big-hearted debut novel of a young girl tackling the business of growing up while those around her try not to fall apart. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Longlisted for the Historical Writers Association debut novel award 2016. Every time I see the King and the Queen, I am reminded of what it is I have done, and then I am afraid, I am beyond all expression afraid. The wicked, bawdy Restoration court is no place for a child princess. Ten-year-old Anne cuts an odd figure: a sickly child, she is drawn towards improper pursuits. Cards, sweetmeats, scandal and gossip with her Ladies of the Bedchamber figure large in her life. But as King Charles's niece, Anne is also ... Read more
Longlisted for the Historical Writers Association debut novel award 2016. Every time I see the King and the Queen, I am reminded of what it is I have done, and then I am afraid, I am beyond all expression afraid. The wicked, bawdy Restoration court is no place for a child princess. Ten-year-old Anne cuts an odd figure: a sickly child, she is drawn towards improper pursuits. Cards, sweetmeats, scandal and gossip with her Ladies of the Bedchamber figure large in her life. But as King Charles's niece, Anne is also ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782395904
SKU
V9781782395904
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About Joanne Limburg
Joanne Limburg was born and grew up in London, at the northern end of the Jubilee Line, but now lives in Cambridge with her husband and son. She has published two collections of poetry with Bloodaxe Books: Feminismo, which was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, and Paraphernalia, a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. Her latest collection is ... Read more
Reviews for A Want of Kindness: A Novel of Queen Anne
Joanne Limburg makes up for many years of neglect in her exceptionally well-researched historical novel.
Matilda Bathurst
Country Life
A dazzling tour de force.
The Jewish Chronicle
Recreating the wit and extravagance of the times, this elegant, clever novel features an unusual heroine since Anne, who faces enormous personal tragedy, is gout-stricken, obsessed by food, ... Read more
Matilda Bathurst
Country Life
A dazzling tour de force.
The Jewish Chronicle
Recreating the wit and extravagance of the times, this elegant, clever novel features an unusual heroine since Anne, who faces enormous personal tragedy, is gout-stricken, obsessed by food, ... Read more