Rose Tremain Islands of Mercy (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)All Tariffs and Duties included - no additional charges
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Rose Tremain Islands of Mercy (Paperback) (UK IMPORT). Author: Rose Tremain. When she turns down a proposal of marriage and forms a passionate bond with another woman, Jane is torn between security and secrecy. Topic: Historical Fiction. Format: Paperback. Further DetailsTitle: Islands of Mercy Condition: New Format: Paperback Author: Rose Tremain Subtitle: From the bestselling author of The Gustav Sonata ISBN-10: 1529112273 EAN: 9781529112276 ISBN: 9781529112276 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: 07/08/2021 Description: In 1865, in the polite drawing rooms of Victorian Bath, Jane Adeane discovers that the heart is rarely obedient. Islands of Mercy follows Jane Adeane, a gifted nurse and the daughter of a respected surgeon, as she confronts the limits placed on her by r male expectations. When she turns down a proposal of marriage and forms a passionate bond with another woman, Jane is torn between security and secrecy. Across the globe, in the jungles of nineteenth-century Borneo, the man Jane rejected pursues his own fraught journey, driven by rivalry, pride and longing. Meanwhile Clorinda Morrissey, newly arrived in Bath, attempts to fashion a life of independence from the fragments of her past. A novel set between nineteenth-century England and the colonial world, Islands of Mercy asks what it costs to follow your heart, and whether you can live with the consequences 'A hell of a read' Sunday Times 'Triumphant and beautifully told...one of the best novelists writing today' Sara Collins, Guardian 'Terrific' The Times 'One of our most accomplished novelists' Observer 'One of my favourite writers' Nina Stibbe Genre: Fiction Topic: Historical Fiction Item Height: 197mm Item Length: 127mm Item Width: 29mm Item Weight: 322g Language: English Release Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
