Restoration: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lily by Rose Tremain (E

Description: Restoration by Rose Tremain Robert Merivel is a dissolute young medical student when an accident of fate leads him to the attention of King Charles II. Finding favour with the King, Merivel embarks on the time of his life, enthusiastically enjoying the luxury, women and wine of the vibrant royal court, until he is called upon to serve his monarch in an unusual role. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The bestselling and much-loved classic from Orange Prize-winning Rose Tremain, Restoration introduces us to the young Robert Merivel and his rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society.Discover this bestselling classic from the author of The Gustav Sonata, charting Robert Merivels rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society.When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises quickly, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as paper groom to the youngest of the Kings mistresses.But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise...A most beautiful and original novel IndependentTriumphant Sunday TelegraphDazzling New York Review of Books*Rose Tremain has sold over ONE MILLION books. Enter her vivid historical world* Notes The Vintage Classic reissue of Rose Tremains novel which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1989 and made into a 1995 movie starring Robert Downey Jr. Tremains last novel The Road Home won the 2008 Orange Broadband prize. Triumphant. Sunday Telegraph. Back Cover Triumphant Sunday Telegraph Robert Merivel is a dissolute young medical student when an accident of fate leads him to the attention of King Charles II. Finding favour with the King, Merivel embarks on the time of his life, enthusiastically enjoying the luxury, women and wine of the vibrant royal court, until he is called upon to serve his monarch in an unusual role. However, when he fails at the one thing the King demands of him he is cast out from his new found paradise. Determined to be restored to the Kings favour, Merivel begins a journey to self-knowledge that takes him to the depths of seventeenth-century society. See also: The Name of the Rose Author Biography Rose Tremain (Author, Introducer)Rose Tremains novels and short stories have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize (The Road Home), the Dylan Thomas Award (The Colonels Daughter and Other Stories), the Whitbread Novel of the Year (Music & Silence) the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina in France (Sacred Country) and the South Bank Sky Arts Award (The Gustav Sonata). Her most recent novel is Lily, a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Rose Tremain was made a CBE in 2007 and a Dame in 2020. She lives in Norfolk and London with the biographer, Richard Holmes. Review For a vivid – and funny – fictional re-creation of the era, Tremains Restoration is hard to beat. * The Times *Richly evocative novel. * BBC History Magazine *Triumphant * Sunday Telegraph *Gripping * Herald *A most beautiful and original novel * Independent * Promotional A most beautiful and original novel Independent Review Text For a vivid - and funny - fictional re-creation of the era, Tremains Restoration is hard to beat. Review Quote "A most beautiful and original novel." -Independent "Triumphant." -Sunday Telegraph Promotional "Headline" The bestselling and much-loved classic from Orange Prize-winning Rose Tremain, Restoration introduces us to the young Robert Merivel and his rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society. Details ISBN0099529637 Author Rose Tremain Pages 416 Year 2009 ISBN-10 0099529637 ISBN-13 9780099529637 Format Paperback Publication Date 2009-07-02 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Media Book Tag vintageclassics Language English Publisher Vintage Publishing Imprint Vintage Classics UK Release Date 2009-07-02 AU Release Date 2009-07-02 NZ Release Date 2009-07-02 Subtitle From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lily Translator Polly McLean Birth 1930 Affiliation Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Audience General Alternative 9781407087450 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:20281038;

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