Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671886096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Certain that she is really a male trapped in a female body, Mary Ward pursues this elusive identity, much to the consternation of her mother, her brother, and a neighbor's son.
Sacred Country
Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671886096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Certain that she is really a male trapped in a female body, Mary Ward pursues this elusive identity, much to the consternation of her mother, her brother, and a neighbor's son.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671886096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Certain that she is really a male trapped in a female body, Mary Ward pursues this elusive identity, much to the consternation of her mother, her brother, and a neighbor's son.
The Gustav Sonata: A Novel
Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393246701
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction A poignant tale about the enduring friendship between two men under the shadow of the Second World War. Gustav Perle grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem only a distant echo. An only child, he lives alone with Emilie, the mother he adores but who treats him with bitter severity. He begins an intense friendship with a Jewish boy his age, talented and mercurial Anton Zweibel, a budding concert pianist. The novel follows Gustav’s family, tracing the roots of his mother’s anti-Semitism and its impact on her son and his beloved friend. Moving backward to the war years and the painful repercussions of an act of conscience, and forward through the lives and careers of the two men, one who becomes a hotel owner, the other a concert pianist, The Gustav Sonata explores the passionate love of childhood friendship as it is lost, transformed, and regained over a lifetime. It is a powerful and deeply moving addition to the beloved oeuvre of one of our greatest contemporary novelists.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393246701
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction A poignant tale about the enduring friendship between two men under the shadow of the Second World War. Gustav Perle grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem only a distant echo. An only child, he lives alone with Emilie, the mother he adores but who treats him with bitter severity. He begins an intense friendship with a Jewish boy his age, talented and mercurial Anton Zweibel, a budding concert pianist. The novel follows Gustav’s family, tracing the roots of his mother’s anti-Semitism and its impact on her son and his beloved friend. Moving backward to the war years and the painful repercussions of an act of conscience, and forward through the lives and careers of the two men, one who becomes a hotel owner, the other a concert pianist, The Gustav Sonata explores the passionate love of childhood friendship as it is lost, transformed, and regained over a lifetime. It is a powerful and deeply moving addition to the beloved oeuvre of one of our greatest contemporary novelists.
Restoration
Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099582090
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
An ambitious young medical student abandons his studies to revel at the court of King Charles II.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099582090
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
An ambitious young medical student abandons his studies to revel at the court of King Charles II.
Music & Silence
Author: Anne Redmon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743418263
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
This is the story of a young English lutenist named Peter Claire who, in 1629, arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743418263
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
This is the story of a young English lutenist named Peter Claire who, in 1629, arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra.
Merivel: A Man of His Time
Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393079570
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Court physician Robert Merivel has a middle age crisis and sets off for Versailles where he meets Madame de Flamanville, a Swiss botanist, and rescues a captive bear to take back to Bidnold Manor.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393079570
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Court physician Robert Merivel has a middle age crisis and sets off for Versailles where he meets Madame de Flamanville, a Swiss botanist, and rescues a captive bear to take back to Bidnold Manor.
The Colour
Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312423100
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
An epic of life in New Zealand during the nineteenth century explores the relationship between two newlyweds as they encounter the harsh realities of their chosen home in the South Pacific.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312423100
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
An epic of life in New Zealand during the nineteenth century explores the relationship between two newlyweds as they encounter the harsh realities of their chosen home in the South Pacific.
Evangelista's Fan (Storycuts)
Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 144812865X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Salvatore, a young watchmaker from Italy, moves to London when the king of his hometown decrees that a period of twenty-six years is to be erased from history, never to be mentioned in public again. Since this constitutes the whole of period of his life Salvatore feels he has no choice but to flee. But in London, what challenges will this man face, who holds so deeply to the importance of time and identity? Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Evangelista's Fan.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 144812865X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Salvatore, a young watchmaker from Italy, moves to London when the king of his hometown decrees that a period of twenty-six years is to be erased from history, never to be mentioned in public again. Since this constitutes the whole of period of his life Salvatore feels he has no choice but to flee. But in London, what challenges will this man face, who holds so deeply to the importance of time and identity? Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Evangelista's Fan.
The Road Home
Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409078647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
'Rose Tremain does not disappoint. As always her writing has a delicious, crunchy precision.' Observer A wise and witty look at the contemporary migrant experience. Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe to Britain, seeking work. Behind him loom the figures of his dead wife, his beloved young daughter and his outrageous friend Rudi who - dreaming of the wealthy West - lives largely for his battered Chevrolet. Ahead of Lev lies the deep strangeness of the British: their hostile streets, their clannish pubs, their obsession with celebrity. London holds out the alluring possibility of friendship, sex, money and a new career and, if Lev is lucky, a new sense of belonging... 'A novel of urgent humanity' Sunday Telegraph Praise for Rose Tremain: 'One of my favourite writers' Nina Stibbe 'Tremain is one of the best novelists writing today' Sara Collins 'Pulsatingly alive . . . no one can break your heart quite like this' Neel Mukherjee
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409078647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
'Rose Tremain does not disappoint. As always her writing has a delicious, crunchy precision.' Observer A wise and witty look at the contemporary migrant experience. Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe to Britain, seeking work. Behind him loom the figures of his dead wife, his beloved young daughter and his outrageous friend Rudi who - dreaming of the wealthy West - lives largely for his battered Chevrolet. Ahead of Lev lies the deep strangeness of the British: their hostile streets, their clannish pubs, their obsession with celebrity. London holds out the alluring possibility of friendship, sex, money and a new career and, if Lev is lucky, a new sense of belonging... 'A novel of urgent humanity' Sunday Telegraph Praise for Rose Tremain: 'One of my favourite writers' Nina Stibbe 'Tremain is one of the best novelists writing today' Sara Collins 'Pulsatingly alive . . . no one can break your heart quite like this' Neel Mukherjee
The Cupboard
Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099284170
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
When Erica March composes herself to die in a cupboard she knows that Ralph Pears will find her. For at the age of 87, she has told the young journalist the richly colourful story of her life. Only one secret remains - the meaning of the cupboard.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099284170
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
When Erica March composes herself to die in a cupboard she knows that Ralph Pears will find her. For at the age of 87, she has told the young journalist the richly colourful story of her life. Only one secret remains - the meaning of the cupboard.
Islands of Mercy
Author: Rose Tremain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781444845853
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Bath, 1865: A young woman renowned for her nursing skills is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she is torn between a dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, her desires begin to lead her towards a future she had never imagined. Meanwhile, on the wild island of Borneo, an eccentric British 'rajah', Sir Ralph Savage, overflowing with philanthropy but compromised by his passions, sees his schemes relentlessly undermined. Jane's quest for an altered life and Sir Ralph's endeavours become locked together as the story journeys across the globe - from the confines of an English tearoom to the rainforests of a tropical island, via the slums of Dublin and the transgressive fancy-dress boutiques of Paris.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781444845853
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Bath, 1865: A young woman renowned for her nursing skills is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she is torn between a dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, her desires begin to lead her towards a future she had never imagined. Meanwhile, on the wild island of Borneo, an eccentric British 'rajah', Sir Ralph Savage, overflowing with philanthropy but compromised by his passions, sees his schemes relentlessly undermined. Jane's quest for an altered life and Sir Ralph's endeavours become locked together as the story journeys across the globe - from the confines of an English tearoom to the rainforests of a tropical island, via the slums of Dublin and the transgressive fancy-dress boutiques of Paris.