Scandal of the Season, The *****SIGNED UK 1/1 + MASK***
by Gee, Sophie
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus, 2007. Hardcover. Fine. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, signed by the author to the title page. Complete with wraparound mask band. As new, unread, FINE/FINE condition. DEBUT Synopsis: What would you do if you were faced with a dangerous temptation you feared you couldn't resist? "The Scandal of the Season" tells the story of the real-life seduction of the beautiful, clever Arabella Fermor by the charming, enigmatic nobleman Robert Petre, seventh Baron of Ingatestone. Arabella is in need of rich husband, but knows that girls have been ruined by risking an affair like the one she contemplates. The object of her desire is also flirting with a perilous Jacobite plot against Queen Anne. Watching the pair with a beady eye, is an outsider, a cripple, destined to become the genius of his age - the poet Alexander Pope. He arrives in London from the country, burning with ambition.If he fails, he will be left destitute. But can he find a story for his next poem powerful enough to make his reputation? A seductive novel about risk and dangerous liaisons in a time of Jacobite plots and Popish fears, when marriage was a market, and sex was a temptation fraught with danger, "The Scandal of the Season" is a brilliant, witty modern love-story - set in 1711. Sophisticated, sexy and hugely enjoyable, this dazzling debut novel is inspired by events that gave rise to the era's most celebrated satirical entertainment, "The Rape of the Lock". The story plays out against the backdrop of 18th-century London: dirty teeming street-life and glorious buildings, newly restored after the Great Fire; the River Thames, artery of England's trade and commerce;masked balls, operas, eating houses, clandestine courtships and political intrigue.
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- Bookseller
- BritoBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001014
- Title
- Scandal of the Season, The *****SIGNED UK 1/1 + MASK***
- Author
- Gee, Sophie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Date Published
- 2007
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About BritoBooks
Buying, selling, collecting books is my hobby. I tend to specialise in modern, signed 1st edition, both adult and childrens titles. But I also stock many rare & collectible books from all generations and all genres.
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