The Edge of the Fall
$36.82
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2016
Summary
The latest from Kate Williams - REGINA: A NEW HISTORY OF WOMEN AND POWER - publishing 4th June 2026.
In the aftermath of the Great War, the de Witt family are struggling to piece together the shattered fragments of their lives.
Rudolf and his wife Verena, still reeling from the loss of their second son, don’t know how to function in the post-war world. Stoneythorpe Hall has become an empty shell with no servants to ensure its upkeep.
Celia, the de Witt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409139973 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1409139972 |
| Author: | Kate Williams |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 30mm |
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a Downton Abbey-style drama about a grand family down on their luck in the Roaring Twenties.
A beautifully conjured family saga. Fans of DOWNTON ABBEY will love it
Brilliant - a passionate and poignant story of a glittering family on the precipice of a vanished world. Spellbinding, gripping and beautiful - a must read … the new CAZALET CHRONICLESThis terrific saga comes with a fascinating twist … Williams has a gift for showing how great movements in history affect the lives of people caught up in them - THE TIMESWilliams keeps her story moving and the result is a vivid portrait of a perennially fascinating period of history - THE OBSERVERAbout The Author
Kate Williams
Professor Kate Williams is a historian and the New York Times bestselling author of over ten works of history and historical non-fiction which include Rival Queens, The Royal Palaces and Edge of the Fall. She has presented various TV shows on the BBC, Channel 5 and PBS, including Restoration Home, Young Victoria, Inside Versailles and Secrets of the Royal Palaces. She is CNN’s royal historian and covers all royal events for CNN (including the funeral of Elizabeth II) and also discusses royals on the BBC and Sky News. She studied for her BA and DPhil at Oxford and is Professor in Public Engagement with History at the University of Reading, and lectures all over the world. She has appeared on shows from the Great British Bake Off to Gardener’s World and has won UK quiz shows including Mastermind, Pointless and Antiques Road Trip. Her greatest love is a dusty document.
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