The Invisible Woman
The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens
$38.66
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
8 August 2012
Summary
Claire Tomalin’s multi-award-winning story of the life of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens is a remarkable work of biography and historical revisionism that returns the neglected actress to her rightful place in history.
The Invisible Woman by Claire Tomalin is the acclaimed story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens.
Winner of the NCR Book Award, the Hawthornden Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
“This is the story of someone who - almost - wasn’t …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241963258 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241963257 |
| Author: | Claire Tomalin |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Captivating… . An absorbing book about…a character who helps to illuminate the life of a great artist and the life of her times.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“As social history, literary criticism, and, not least, an absorbing detective story, The Invisible Woman is a wonderful book.” —Newsday
“Groundbreaking.” —The Guardian (UK)
“This is feminist biography at its best.” —Leon Edel
“Part social history, part detective story, wholly enthralling.” —John Carey, The Sunday Times (London)
About The Author
Claire Tomalin
Claire Tomalin has written seven highly acclaimed biographies, and has won a host of prizes. Her Samuel Pepys was Whitbread Book of the Year in 2002. Her biography of Charles Dickens, published in 2011, was an international bestseller. A former literary editor of the New Statesman and the Sunday Times, she is married to the novelist and playwright Michael Frayn.
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