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Rose Tremain
How do you find the courage to make your own life? An electrifying novel about first love set in 1960s London and Paris from multiple bestseller, Rose Tremain
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Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity. Abandoning his farm and family, he sets off alone for the new gold-fields…
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In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic haunted by his violent past. His sister, Audrun…
From an acclaimed voice in literature comes a children's story steeped in magic
From an acclaimed voice in literature comes a children's story steeped in magic...
Oliver loves birds -…
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London holds out the alluring possibility of friendship, sex, money and a new career and, if Lev is lucky, a new sense of belonging… ‘A novel of urgent humanity’ Sunday…
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Nobody knows yet that she is a murderer… Abandoned at the gates of a London park one winter’s night in 1850, baby Lily Mortimer is saved by a young police…
Islands of Mercy is a novel that ignites the senses, and is a bold exploration of the human urge to seek places of sanctuary in a pitiless world. ‘One of…
‘The best thing from Denmark since Hamlet.’ John Julius Norwich In the year 1629, a young English lutenist named Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian…
Anonyumus
This haunting collection of short stories is shrouded in mystery, as the real author remains unknown. The titular story, 'Rose Tremaine, ' is a gothic tale of a mysterious woman…
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Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction A breathtakingly radiant story of an unlikely childhood friendship that survives the test of time.
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Get ready to laugh, prepare to weep-Robert Merivel is back in Rose Tremain’s magical sequel to Restoration.
Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction A poignant tale about the enduring friendship between two men under the shadow of the Second World War.
Merivel is an unforgettable hero-soulful, funny, outrageous and achingly sad. His unmistakable, self-mocking voice speaks directly to us down the centuries.
A collection of stylish daring, tonal mastery and smart, tough love. -New York Times Book Review
Newlyweds Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from England to New Zealand, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, in search of new beginnings and prosperity. But the harsh land near Christchurch where…
The Booker shortlisted novel that restored the historical novel to its rightful place of honor (New York Times).
Set in 17th century England and featuring Charles II, this novel contrasts the richness and gaiety of the court with the excitement of scientific discovery and the magnetism of art…
Robert Merivel is a dissolute young medical student when an accident of fate leads him to the attention of King Charles II. Finding favour with the King, Merivel embarks on…
A young Italian clockmaker contrives a magical means, not only of repairing time, but also of unlocking the mechanism of sexual happiness.
The gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone and Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to King Charles II, sets off for the French court in search of a fresh…
Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American woman for whom Edward Vlll abdicated in 1936, ended her life as the prisoner of her lawyer who would not allow anyone - friend, foe…
A seductive collection of stories from the ‘magnificent story-teller’ (Independent on Sunday). And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor…
Valentina slowly casts a spell over Lewis, but when her past begins to encroach on all their lives and, as this enchanted world is gradually lost, Lewis is driven on…
Thought-provoking and life-affirming, this is at once an examination and a celebration of friendship in all its glorious complexity. Selected from the books Restoration and The Gustav Sonata by Rose…
Gustav grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem a distant echo. But Gustav’s father has mysteriously died, and his adored…
Standing in a cold Suffolk field with her family, six-year-old Mary Ward has a revelation: I am not Mary. I am not a girl. I’m a boy. So begins Mary’s…
*The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller* Rose Tremain (or Rosie as she was then) grew up in post-war London - a city still partly in ruins, where both food and…
When Sam meets Lily again, there is an instant attraction between them and Lily is convinced that Sam holds the key to her happiness - but might he also be…
When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a world of luxury and opulence. Blessed…
Emilie Walezak
This comprehensive chronological introduction offers a detailed analysis of Rose Tremain’s novels and examines the critical reception of her work.
Complex, suspenseful, and almost hypnotically readable. -Margot Livesey, Boston Globe
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the…
Anonymous
Rose Tremaine - The Blackberries and Other Stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1866. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such…
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Vyskocilova Radmila
This book examines protagonists of historical novels (Restoration, Music and Silence, The Colour) of a contemporary British author Rose Tremain. The protagonists personalities are analyzed from different points of view…
Set in the court of Christian IV of Denmark during the seventeenth century, this work features a tale of love, intrigue and betrayal. It lyrically evokes the tapestry of court…
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***Shortlisted for the Costa Book Award*** ** The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller **What is the difference between friendship and love? Jewish and mercurial, a talented pianist tortured by nerves…
But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise… ‘For a vivid - and funny - fictional re-creation…
