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Restoration
Rose Tremain
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Description for Restoration
Paperback. When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as 'paper groom' to the youngest of the King's mistresses. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 300.
The bestselling classic from a 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday). Journey to the glittering seventeenth-century court, and witness the rise and fall of young, charming Robert Merivel...
When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises quickly, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as ‘paper groom’ to the youngest of the King’s mistresses. But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099598428
SKU
V9780099598428
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About Rose Tremain
Rose Tremain (Author, Introducer) Rose Tremain's novels and short stories have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize (The Road Home), the Dylan Thomas Award (The Colonel's Daughter and Other Stories), the Whitbread Novel of the Year (Music & Silence) the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina in ... Read more
Reviews for Restoration
For a vivid – and funny – fictional re-creation of the era, Tremain’s Restoration is hard to beat.
Robbie Millen
The Times
Richly evocative novel.
BBC History Magazine
Triumphant
Sunday Telegraph
To be moved and impressed by a novel and yet so entertained, is rare
Fay Weldon A dazzling triumph… It is ... Read more
Robbie Millen
The Times
Richly evocative novel.
BBC History Magazine
Triumphant
Sunday Telegraph
To be moved and impressed by a novel and yet so entertained, is rare
Fay Weldon A dazzling triumph… It is ... Read more