The author of "Venus Envy" takes you on a riotous ride back to
onewoman's future...
In a delightful contemporary farce with a riotous twist, Rita
Mae Brownwelcomes you to Virginia's horse country, where a fox hunt
is about to lead a1990s woman, Cig Blackwood, into a 1690s
adventure of the heart. Infidelity, single motherhood, family
betrayal, and the thrill of the hunt (in manyvarieties) are
hilariously and poignantly played out in this captivating novelof
time travel and self-discovery.
"It's a search for Mr. Right and the meaning of life that moves
back andforth across time periods deftly as a minuet, with each
century yielding uptruths about the other."
-- "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"
"Giddily enjoyable...with its feisty heroine, vivid period
detail andwell-turned plot twists, this novel is charming."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"The pace is fast and full of life....a whopping good read and a
heckuva ride."
-- "Richmond Times-Dispatch"
"Laugh-out-loud lines...dead-on ridicule of modern-day bad
behavior."
-- "Kirkus Reviews"
General
Imprint: |
Random House
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 1997 |
First published: |
May 1997 |
Authors: |
Rita Mae Brown
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
356 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-553-76353-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-553-76353-9 |
Barcode: |
9780553763539 |
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