Who in the UK now remembers Ransmayr’s ‘The Last World’, about Ovid in exile, which was such a bestseller in 1990? He remains a major European literary figure, and his new novel about Alister Cox, the C18th English clockmaker who went to the court of the Chinese Emperor, is an excellent place to start.
Cox: or The Course of Time
£21.99
Edition:Hardback978085742736615/01/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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Written in the form of a letter to Marcus Aurelius, this timeless novel reimagines the Roman emperor Hadrian, looking back on his life. The prose is exquisite, the musings on art and death, ... read more
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The Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins descends on seventeen-century Essex, where he finds himself oddly fascinated by a 'peculiar' young woman. A historical novel with real bite, which rec... read more
The Manningtree Witches
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Spiced with Dickens's wit and eye for detail, this is a tautly plotted, dazzling historical thriller. Set before and during the French Revolution, it turns on a French nobleman who repudiate... read more
A Tale Of Two Cities
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Like the new novel by the other twice-Booker-winner on this list, this is the third in a trilogy... following Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, both of which are also reissued in hardback a... read more
The Mirror and the Light (The Wolf Hall Trilogy)
Hardback £25.99