Glass of Time: The Secret Life of Miss Esperanza Gorst
Michael Cox
(Author)
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Description
Building on his haunting, superbly written debut, The Meaning of Night, Michael Cox returns to a story of murder, love, and revenge in Victorian England. The Glass of Time is a vividly imagined study of seduction, betrayal, and friendship between two powerful women bound together by the past.
Product Details
Price
$32.95
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
October 01, 2009
Pages
594
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.1 X 1.5 inches | 1.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393337167
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About the Author
Michael Cox (1948-2009) was the biographer of the ghost-story writer and scholar M. R. James. His first novel, The Meaning of Night, was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award.
Reviews
Michael Cox returns with another epic Victorian-era thriller. . . . [A] gripping tale of psychological unraveling.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
Starred Review. Cox's gripping second gothic thriller (after The Meaning of Night) follows the fortunes of nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst, whose guardian charges her to go undercover as a lady's maid.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Absorbing. . . . Literary pastiche at its very best.-- "Times Literary Supplement"
Starred Review. Cox's gripping second gothic thriller (after The Meaning of Night) follows the fortunes of nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst, whose guardian charges her to go undercover as a lady's maid.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Absorbing. . . . Literary pastiche at its very best.-- "Times Literary Supplement"
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