Havisham - Couverture souple

Frame, Ronald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1250056101 ISBN 13 : 9781250056108

Editeur : St. Martins Press-3PL, 2014

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'Frame has done a fine job of suggesting how Miss Havisham became the 'ghastly waxwork' of Pip's first encounter ... he has also done a thorough piece of retrieval with Compeyson ... Above all [Frame] manages not only to keep the reader interested when the outcome is already known, but to describe both the pathology and the horror of Miss Havisham.' --Financial Times

'This re-imagining will delight readers ... Frame has a talent for thrilling Victorian melodrama, and he tackles the controversial ending with superb assurance.' --The Times

'Haunting' --Laura Marney, The Herald, Books of the Year

'This is a must for anyone who watched the BBC Dickens' Great Expectations, and marveled at Gillian Anderson s subtle portrayal of Miss Havisham not as a haggard old lady but a beautiful, traumatised woman. This inventive novel delves into her privileged early life before heartbreak made her a bitter recluse.' --Woman, Books of the Year

'Frame has written a novel full of drama and despair ... it reads like a modern thriller ... The scenes where she meets Charles Compeyson are masterpieces of modern heartbreak ... Havisham is delightful.' **** --Daily Express

This re-imagining will delight readers ... Frame had a talent for thrilling Victorian melodrama, and the tackles the controversial ending with superb assurance. --The Times

Frame has written a novel full of drama and despair ... it reads like a modern thriller ... The scenes where she meets Charles Compeyson are masterpieces of modern heartbreak ... Havisham is delightful. **** --Daily Express

Présentation de l'éditeur :

There was a delicate tracery of gold foil on the back of the dress. How strange that such a consummately made garment should be worn for this one day only. But, as every girl growing up understood, her wedding day was the most significant she would know: a woman's crowning glory.

Catherine Havisham was born into privilege. Handsome, imperious, she is the daughter of a wealthy brewer, and lives in luxury in Satis House. But she is never far from the smell of hops and the arresting letters on the brewhouse wall - HAVISHAM. A reminder of all she owes to the family name and the family business.

Sent by her father to stay with the Chadwycks, Catherine discovers literature, music and masquerades - elegant pastimes to remove the taint of new money. But for all her growing sophistication Catherine is anything but worldly, and when a charismatic stranger pays her attention, everything - her heart, her future, the very Havisham name - is vulnerable.

It is a masterly tribute to one of Dickens's most celebrated and iconic characters

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1250056101
• ISBN 13: 9781250056108
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 368