The Muse of Fire - Couverture souple

Cram, Carol M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0981024149 ISBN 13 : 9780981024141

Editeur : New Arcadia Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Based on real events, The Muse of Fire takes readers behind the scenes of London’s massive Theatre Royal, Covent Garden at the dawn of the 19th Century. The intrigue, romance, and betrayal swirling around the actors offstage rivals anything they must perform onstage.

After the death of her mother, Grace Johnson follows her abusive father to London and discovers a passion for the stage. But she must fight against social norms to find her place as a Shakespearean actress in the fraught world of early 19th Century theater.

Aided by Ned, a foundling who takes charge backstage at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, Grace becomes ensnared by intrigues and setbacks that mar the pathway to stardom she craves.

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Old Price Riots of 1809, Grace and Ned find common purpose in a quest that threatens to tear both their worlds apart.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Carol M. Cram is the author of three novels of historical literary fiction. Her first novel, The Towers of Tuscany (Lake Union Publishing, 2014) and her second novel, A Woman of Note (Lake Union Publishing, 2015) were both designated Editor’s Choice by the Historical Novel Society in the UK. A Woman of Note won First in Category for the Goethe award and The Towers of Tuscany won the Grand Prize Chaucer Award for best historical novel pre-1750 (Chanticleer Book Awards). The Muse of Fire is Carol’s third novel and completes her themed trilogy about women in the arts. Carol is also the author of over fifty bestselling college textbooks in computer applications and communications for a major US publisher (Cengage Learning) and was on faculty at Capilano University in North Vancouver for two over decades. Carol holds an MA in Drama from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. She lives with her husband, painter Gregg Simpson, on beautiful Bowen Island near Vancouver, BC, where she also teaches Nia, a dance/fitness practice.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New Arcadia Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0981024149
• ISBN 13: 9780981024141
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 396
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg