The Winter Rose

Jennifer Donnelly

За особеностите на екземпляра

Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Използвана книга, здрави корици, пожълтели листи по периферията на книжното тяло, леко овехтял външен вид.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр.

За изданието

Издателство:: Harper
Град на издаване:: London
Година:: 2006 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 725
Корици:: Меки
Категория:: Исторически романи
Тегло (гр.):: 470
Ширина (мм):: 130
Височина (мм):: 195
Дебелина (мм):: 42
ISBN:: 9780007191321

An epic tale of secret love and hidden passions. It is 1900 and the dangerous streets of East London are no place for a well-bred woman. But India Selwyn Jones is headstrong: she has trained as one of a new breed, a woman doctor, and is determined to practice where the need is greatest. It is in these grim streets where India meets - and saves the life of — London’s most notorious gangster, Sid Malone. Hard, violent, devastatingly attractive, Malone is the opposite of India’s cool, aristocratic fiance. Though Malone represents all she despises, India finds herself unwillingly drawn ever closer to him - enticed by his charm, intrigued by his hidden, mysterious past. The Winter Rose brings the beginning of the turbulent twentieth century vividly to life, drawing the reader into its wretched underworld, its privileged society, and the shadowland between the two, where the strict rules of the time blur into secret passions. * Praise for The Winter Rose ‘Most seductive .. . the writing is so fluid you feel the author simply loves telling her story’ Frank McCourt ‘I loved this vividly researched and wonderfully rumbustious yarn - brilliantly told, great fun to read’ Simon Winchester ** Another strong, satisfying novel, full of rich storytelling, by the author of the favourite 'The Tea Rose'. Set in London and Africa in the early days of the twentieth century, 'The Winter Rose' introduces some remarkable new characters. India Selwyn-Jones is one of the rare new breed: a lady doctor. Her family, her eligible, ambitious fiance, the male medical establishment all object but she insists on defying convention and finds a post in London's East End. There she meets a gangland boss called Sid Malone. Criminal he may be but he also has a hidden charm, and a devastatingly attractive personality, and when India is called to treat him after a dockside brawl, their friendship becomes more intense. But Sid Malone is not his real name: and he has a past and enemies by the score, including India's determined and ruthless fiance whose intention is to marry into the family money as well as becoming a leading political figure. The stormy, noisy, brawling docklands are a natural home to the political fight as the fledgling Labour Party gets underway, and the struggle for the women's vote becomes more strident. But the East End is also a place for those who have a past to hide, a new beginning to find. And so the complicated strands of betrayal and pretence, of ambition and family, are woven again into a new drama, in a new country. Jennifer Donnelly, author of 'A Gathering Light' as well as 'The Tea Rose', has a wonderful gift for sweeping storytelling, with a lively cast of vivid characters, rich and detailed backgrounds. Her writing has a warmth and energy that takes all readers completely into her world.

Ключови думи: книги на английски език, исторически романи