Rustication - Couverture rigide

Palliser, Charles

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0393088723 ISBN 13 : 9780393088724

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2013

Synopsis

Rustication A vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Palliser creates a deliciously gothic atmosphere, particularly in his descriptions of the landscape[...]" Stephanie Merritt, The Observer

"Palliser s hold on his narrative is enough to turn it into an exercise in pure form. As in a superior detective novel, character, scene and incidental detail fade away and all that remains is the thrill of the chase[...]" The Spectator

"a twisting, mesmerising story" The Times

"Palliser adds the modern pleasure of ambiguity to this rich and authentic confection of Gothic suspense." The Independent

"[Riddles are ultimately, satisfyingly unraveled and a darker reality about genteel Victorian society revealed than novelists of that era ever dared imagine." --The Daily Mail

"Palliser adds the modern pleasure of ambiguity to this rich and authentic confection of Gothic suspense." --The Independent

"Palliser s hold on his narrative is enough to turn it into an exercise in pure form. As in a superior detective novel, character, scene and incidental detail fade away and all that remains is the thrill of the chase[...]" ----The Spectator

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Christmas 1863. Seventeen-year-old Richard Shenstone has been sent down from Cambridge under a cloud of suspicion. Addicted to opium and tormented by disturbing sexual desires, he finds temporary refuge in the creaking old mansion inhabited by his newly impoverished mother and his sister, Effie, whose behaviour grows increasingly bizarre. Threatening letters circulate among the locals, where almost anyone can be considered a suspect in a series of crimes and misdemeanours ranging from vivisection to murder. Fans of Charles Palliser's books, as well as readers of Sarah Waters and Michel Faber, will delight in this, his first new novel in over ten years. Hailed for fiction that is "mesmerizing, meticulous" (Entertainment Weekly), Palliser confirms his reputation as "our leading contemporary Victorian novelist" (The Guardian).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0393088723
• ISBN 13: 9780393088724
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336