'This book is a rarity - a novel as remarkable for the vigour of
the storytelling as for its literary ambition. Kim Sherwood is a
writer of capacity, potency and sophistication' HILARY MANTEL A
Wild & True Relation opens during the Great Storm of 1703, as
smuggler Tom West confronts his lover Grace for betraying him to
the Revenue. Leaving Grace's cottage in flames, he takes her
orphaned daughter Molly on board ship disguised as a boy to join
his crew. But Molly, or Orlando as she must call herself, will grow
up to outshine all the men of Tom's company and seek revenge - and
a legacy - all of her own. Woven into Molly's story are the writers
- from Celia Fiennes to Hester Thrale to George Eliot - who are
transfixed by her myth and who, over three centuries, come together
to solve the mystery of her life. With extraordinary verve and
chutzpah, Sherwood remakes the eighteenth-century Heroical novel
and challenges women's writing and women's roles throughout
history.
General
| Imprint: |
Virago Press Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
December 2023 |
| Authors: |
Kim Sherwood
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 126 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
528 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-349-01539-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-349-01539-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780349015392 |
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