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Europe, Historical fiction, Feminism & feminist theory, Ethical issues: censorship
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Two Roads
- Paperback Jul 25, 2023 | 9781529342925 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
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Two Roads
- Paperback Jul 25, 2023 | 9781529342925 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback May 10, 2022 | 9781529342918 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Aug 9, 2022 | 9781529342901 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook May 12, 2022 | 9781529342949 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
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Two Roads
- Paperback Jul 25, 2023 | 9781529342925 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback May 10, 2022 | 9781529342918 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Aug 9, 2022 | 9781529342901 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook May 12, 2022 | 9781529342949 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
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Two Roads
- Paperback Jul 25, 2023 | 9781529342925 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback May 10, 2022 | 9781529342918 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Aug 9, 2022 | 9781529342901 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook May 12, 2022 | 9781529342949 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
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18th century France - a world of fountains and gilded porcelain, literary salons and spies... where the right to live and think freely could cost you your life.
'Tightly plotted and hugely readable' Jane Rogers, author of PROMISED LANDS
'Marvellous . . . fans of immersive historical fiction, the 18th century, all things French and a dash of peril, this one's for you' Emily Brand, author of THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BYRON
'Glasfurd deftly, elegantly captures this volatile world of impoverished attic rooms and gilded literary salons' DAILY MAIL
The King knows the true power and privilege of books. When every book is cause for suspicion, you risk execution for possessing the wrong ones.
1766, PARIS. Ten years have passed since Delphine Vimond last saw her father. After his violent arrest, his library of books is burned. Young Delphine, bereft and fatherless, is forced to seek refuge in the city.
Now working as a housekeeper for the radical Monsieur Diderot, her settled life is suddenly disrupted by the arrival of Chancery Smith. A printer's apprentice, he has been sent from London to hunt down the mysterious author of revolutionary papers marked only with the initial D - the possession of which could prove fatal.
Pursued by the brutal French censor, Henri Gilbert, Delphine and Chancery set off on a frantic and deadly search that will take them across the country.
But can they catch up with D before Gilbert catches up with them?
'Among historical novelists, Glasfurd rides high' FINANCIAL TIMES
More books by Guinevere Glasfurd
Praise for Privilege
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Praise for THE WORDS IN MY HAND
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*shortlisted for the 2016 Costa First Novel Award*
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Excellent . . . Glasfurd has created an entirely unsentimental love story, with a memorable and engaging heroine. She takes the narrowness of Helena's life and her kicks against its confines, and spins them into an original tale - The Times (Book of the Month)
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A striking debut . . . Her portrait of love across barriers of class, and of Helena's yearning for education, is a touching one - The Sunday Times
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An accomplished first novel . . . She brilliantly dissects the complex frustrations of a woman in love with a man consumed by intellectual obsessions. There is much to move us here - Guardian
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Gloriously readable . . . It feels as though Guinevere Glasfurd has seen into the heart and soul of Helena, as though this really could be her story . . . A truly lovely and captivating debut - LoveReading
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Praise for THE YEAR WITHOUT SUMMER
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*Shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award 2020*
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*Longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize 2021*
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Rich in voice, beautifully told, and with a chilling sting in its tail - Historical Writers Association
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Superb . . . a stay-up-all-night page-turner . . . a beautifully written, angry, unflinching and unforgettable novel - Financial Times
Guinevere Glasfurd
Guinevere Glasfurd is a critically acclaimed novelist. Her debut novel, The Words in my Hand, was shortlisted for the 2016 Costa First Novel Award and Authors' Club Best First Novel Award and was longlisted in France for the Prix du Roman FNAC. Her second novel, The Year Without Summer, was written with support from the MacDowell Foundation, longlisted for the Walter Scott Historical Fiction Prize 2021 and shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award 2020. Awarded grants from the Arts Council England and the British Council for her work, her writing has also appeared in The Scotsman, Mslexia and in a collection published by the National Galleries of Scotland. Originally from Lancaster, she now lives near Cambridge with her husband and daughter.
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