Sách - The City of Tears by Kate Mosse (UK edition, paperback)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Macmillan UK Origin: United Kingdom (Imported) ISBN 13: 9781509806898 Condition: Brandnew Binding: paperback Pages: 560 Dimensons: 197 x 130 x 33 | 400 (gram) ---------------------------------------- Review QuoteThat rare thing, a novel with vast scope and ambition, brilliantly achieved, but also deeply personal, finely detailed and nuanced. I was utterly immersed in this spell-binding story Review QuoteA gorgeously written, utterly absorbing epic and, despite being set in the sixteenth century, has some very pertinent messages for our time about the evils of religious persecution and the transcendent power of love and family. In case it’s not clear enough yet, I absolutely LOVED it Review QuoteMagnificent, epic Review Quote[A] dramatic, immersive tale of secrets, conspiracies, fanaticism and loss Review QuoteMosse’s novel is an enjoyable, intricately plotted piece of escapism Review QuoteMosse shows a deft command of character and narrative in this second volume of a planned sequence Review QuoteMosse includes all the ingrents you would expect from a historical epic – murder, treachery, lost children, stolen relics, buried secrets. Review QuoteReligious fanaticism, political intrigue and the heart-wrenching tale of a lost child add to a highly readable historical adventure, with women firmly centre stage Review QuoteEvery inch a classic Mosse novel, The City of Tears is diligently researched, beautifully written and, crucially right now, both substantial and immersive – if you want to leave twenty-first-century pandemic Britain behind, this should be your preferred mode of transport Review QuoteDeft touches show a mastery of preparation, suspension and resolution within the historical thriller form Review QuoteThis powerful story of love, secrets and deceit is pacy, rich and stylish – and as compelling as they come. One to stay up late for Review QuoteA vibrant sequel to 2018’s Burning Chambers . . . The fascinating historical detail fuels the drama and keeps the plot zipping along Review QuoteMosse’s narrative lyricism, beautifully drawn female characters and deft journey from the past to the present day are a cut above Review QuoteMosse is a master storyteller Review QuoteA powerful storyteller with an abundant imagination Review QuoteMosse’s fans will relish this tale of secrets, love and treachery Review QuoteAnother of Mosse’s immersive dramas, which takes you to the heart of the past Review QuoteGripping, complex and intensely atmospheric Review QuoteDeliciously detailed . . . a fast-paced and sweeping epicFrom the Languedoc to Paris and Amsterdam, Kate Mosse’s novel sees the Joubert family caught up in the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre and a frightening sequence of events thereafter . . . Sweeping from Paris and Chartres to the City of Tears itself – the great refugee city of Amsterdam – this is a story of one family’s fight to stay together and survive against the devastating tides of history . . .Sunday Times ‘Best Paperbacks of 2022’‘Feisty female characters, a plot of heart-stopping jeopardy and evocative settings’ – Daily Mail ‘Mosse is a master storyteller’ – Madeline Miller, author of Circe‘Magnificent, epic’ – Marian KeyesMay 1572: for ten violent years the Wars of Religion have raged across France. Neighbours have become enemies, countless lives have been lost, and the country has been torn apart over matters of religion, ship and sovereignty. But now a precarious peace is in the balance and a royal wedding has been negotiated. It is a marriage that could see France reunited at last.An invitation has arrived for Minou Joubert and her family to attend this historic wedding in Paris in August. But what Minou does not know is that the Joubert family’s oldest enemy, Vidal, will also be there. Nor that, within days of the marriage, on the eve of the Feast Day of St Bartholomew, her family will be scattered to the four winds and one of her beloved children will have disappeared without trace . . .The City of Tears by Kate Mosse follows on from her Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Burning Chambers and The Joubert Family Chronicles continue with The Ghost Ship. Biographical NoteKate Mosse is an award-winning novelist, playwright, essayist and non-fiction writer, the author of eight novels and short story collections, including the multimillion-selling Languedoc Trilogy, The Joubert Family Chronicles and number one bestselling Gothic fiction The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist’s Daughter. Her books have been translated into thirty-seven languag Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....