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Without A Summer
Mary Robinette Kowal
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Description for Without A Summer
Paperback. The magical book that might result if Jane Austen's Emma were set against the Luddite uprising. 1816, and glamourists Jane and David return to Regency England. But in a world where magic is real, nothing is quite what it seems. Series: The Glamourist Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
Summer, 1816. Glamourists Jane and David Vincent return home to an unseasonably cold Long Parkmeade. Cooped up inside with Jane's fretful sister and father, they soon become restless, so when they receive a commission from a prominent family in London, they decide to go - taking Melody with them. Perhaps the change of scenery will brighten their moods (and Melody's marriage prospects). The capital is fizzing with talk of crop failures and unemployment riots in the north. Finding it difficult to avoid getting embroiled in the intrigue, it's not long before Jane and David realise they must use ... Read more
Summer, 1816. Glamourists Jane and David Vincent return home to an unseasonably cold Long Parkmeade. Cooped up inside with Jane's fretful sister and father, they soon become restless, so when they receive a commission from a prominent family in London, they decide to go - taking Melody with them. Perhaps the change of scenery will brighten their moods (and Melody's marriage prospects). The capital is fizzing with talk of crop failures and unemployment riots in the north. Finding it difficult to avoid getting embroiled in the intrigue, it's not long before Jane and David realise they must use ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
The Glamourist Histories
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472110176
SKU
V9781472110176
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About Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal is an author, professional puppeteer and voice actor. Mary currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. Visit www.maryrobinettekowal.com for more information about her fiction and puppetry.
Reviews for Without A Summer
Readers will appreciate the realistically warm and loving romance between Jane and Vincent all the more for their flaws and foibles, as their relationship is tested by internal and external forces.
Publishers Weekly
...an emotionally involving story that culminates in a genuinely thrilling climax. With each entry, Kowal's worldbuilding has only gotten more confident and the series better ... Read more
Publishers Weekly
...an emotionally involving story that culminates in a genuinely thrilling climax. With each entry, Kowal's worldbuilding has only gotten more confident and the series better ... Read more