The Sonnet Lover
$65.11
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2008
Summary
As an undergraduate, Renaissance poetry lecturer Dr Rose Asher spent a year in Tuscany at the villa La Civetta - once the home of poet, Ginevra de Laura, who, according to local legend, was the infamous ‘dark lady’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets, and the great love of his life.
When Rose’s most gifted student, Robin Weiss, dies in mysterious circumstances, Rose finds herself reluctantly agreeing to return to La Civetta in an attempt to find answers. The screenplay Robin wrote just before hi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780749939007 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0749939001 |
| Author: | Carol Goodman |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
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‘Goodman’s New England gothic sets up a chilling atmosphere and a gruesome scenario very nicely indeed.’ (Guardian) ‘A very slinky little spine-chiller.’ (Evening Standard) ‘Fulfilling…Miss Jean Brodie meets Donna Tartt…” (Daily Express)
About The Author
Carol Goodman
Carol Goodman’s work has appeared in such journals as Literal Latte and Other Voices. After graduation from Vassar College, she taught Latin in Austin, Texas. She then received an M.F.A. in fiction. Goodman currently teaches writing and works as a writer-in-residence.
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