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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
Hardback. An ambitious, absorbing and authentic historical novel which reimagines Anne's life from child princess in the glittering Restoration court to Queen of England. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 216 x 39. Weight in Grams: 626.
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 a political pawn, who will be forced to play her part in the troubled Stuart ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782395850
SKU
V9781782395850
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
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
Succeeds in creating a touching and convincing portrait
The Sunday Times
A deft, absorbing book about a fascinating period.
The Times
It felt like looking in through the windows of Anne's life and I can't imagine the work it must have taken to create this effect yet make it also feel so seamless. Overall, an immensely ... Read more
The Sunday Times
A deft, absorbing book about a fascinating period.
The Times
It felt like looking in through the windows of Anne's life and I can't imagine the work it must have taken to create this effect yet make it also feel so seamless. Overall, an immensely ... Read more