A novel of love, death and aristocracy in twenties London. Consider Vivien in November 1922. She is twenty-four, and a spinster. She wears fashionably droopy clothes, but she is plain and – worse – intelligent. Fortunately, Vivien is rich, so she can bribe a man to marry her. What nobody knows is that Vivien is pregnant, and will die in childbirth in just a few months...
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An absorbing, inventive novel of love, death and aristocracy in inter-war London.
A romp of a read full of Weldon wit and wisdom, as well as sumptuous period detail
An absorbing, inventive novel of love, death and aristocracy in inter-war London.
Weldon is one of the foremost novelists of our time.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781784082086
Publisert
2016-09-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Head of Zeus
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

Forfatter

Biographical note

Weldon's work includes more than twenty novels, five collections of short stories, several children's books, nonfiction books, magazine articles, and a number of plays written for television, radio, and the stage. She was awarded a CBE in 2001.