The bestselling and much-loved classic from Rose Tremain,Restoration introduces us to the young Robert Merivel and his rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society.
When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II,he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence.
Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm,Robert Merivel rises quickly,soon finding favour with the King,and privileged with a position as'paper groom'to the youngest of the King's mistresses.
But by falling in love with her,Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise...
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099598428Number of pages: 432Weight: 298 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 26 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'For a vivid - and funny - fictional re-creation of the era,Tremain's Restoration is hard to beat.'- Robbie Millen,The Times
'A dazzling triumph... It is nothing less than superb'- The New York Times Book Review
'Richly evocative novel.'- BBC History Magazine
'Triumphant'- The Sunday Telegraph
'To be moved and impressed by a novel and yet so entertained,is rare'- Fay Weldon
Rose Tremain
A critically acclaimed British author and playwright,best-known for her expertly rendered historical fiction Rose Tremain is the author of works including: Restoration,Sacred Country,Music and Silence,Colour,The Darkness of Wallis Simpson,The Road Home,The Gustav Sonata and,most recently,her first work of autobiography,Rosie.
Visit the Rose Tremain author pageRose Tremain
A critically acclaimed British author and playwright,best-known for her expertly rendered historical fiction Rose Tremain is the author of works including: Restoration,Sacred Country,Music and Silence,Colour,The Darkness of Wallis Simpson,The Road Home,The Gustav Sonata and,most recently,her first work of autobiography,Rosie.
Visit the Rose Tremain author page
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