| Life Mask Contributor(s): Donoghue, Emma (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156032643 ISBN-13: 9780156032643 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: The bestselling author of "Slammerkin" turns her attention to the Beau Monde of late 18th-century England, transforming the private drama of three celebrated Londoners into a robust, full-bodied portrait of a world and lives on the brink of revolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004003190 |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 5.4" W x 7.96" (1.52 lbs) 672 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The bestselling author of Slammerkin vividly brings to life the Beau Monde of late eighteenth-century England, turning the private drama of three celebrated Londoners into a robust, full-bodied portrait of a world on the brink of revolution. In a time of looming war, of glittering spectacle and financial disasters, the wealthy liberals of the Whig Party work to topple a tyrannical prime minister and a lunatic king. Marriages and friendships stretch or break; political liaisons prove as dangerous as erotic ones; and everyone wears a mask. Will Eliza Farren, England's leading comedic actress, gain entry to that elite circle that calls itself the World? Can Lord Derby, the inventor of the horse race that bears his name, endure public mockery of his long, unconsummated courtship of the actress? Will Anne Damer, a sculptor and rumored Sapphist, be the cause of Eliza's fall from grace? This is a remakable novel in the tradition of the very best historical fiction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Donoghue, Emma: - Born in Ireland, Emma Donoghue spent many years in England and now lives in Canada. She is the author of Slammerkin as well as two other novels, a collection of short stories, and a collection of fairy tales. Her novels have been translated into eight languages. |