Under the Wide and Starry Sky
the tempestuous of love story of Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife Fanny
$37.11
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
8 July 2014
Summary
At the age of thirty-five, Fanny van de Grift Osbourne has left her philandering husband in San Francisco to set sail for Belgium to study art, with her three children and nanny in tow. Not long after her arrival, however, tragedy strikes, and Fanny and her brood repair to a quiet artists’ colony in France where she can recuperate.
There she meets Robert Louis Stevenson, ten years her junior, who is instantly smitten with the earthy, independent, and opinionated belle Americaine
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444778434 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1444778439 |
| Author: | Nancy Horan |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Two Roads |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 353g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 31mm |
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Fanny and Louis are wild-hearted seekers, and Nancy Horan traces their incredible journey fearlessly, plunging us through decades, far-flung continents and chilling brushes with death. Ambitious and often breathtaking, this sweeping story spills over with spirited, uncompromising life. - Paula McLain, bestselling author of THE PARIS WIFE
Horan’s second novel (following Loving Frank) again mines the true story of a famous man and equally remarkable woman of history to impressive effect. This time, instead of Mameh Cheney and Frank Lloyd Wright, the central couple is Fanny Osbourne and Robert Louis Stevenson … This beautifully written novel, neatly balanced between its two protagonists, makes them come alive with grace, humor, and understanding. Horan’s empathy for both Louis and Fanny allows her to capture their life together with all the complexity and nuance of a real-life relationship. - Publishers WeeklyFanny and Louis are wild-hearted seekers, and Nancy Horan traces their incredible journey fearlessly, plunging us through decades, far-flung continents and chilling brushes with death. Ambitious and often breathtaking, this sweeping story spills over with spirited, uncompromising life. - Paula McLain, bestselling author of THE PARIS WIFEHoran’s second novel (following Loving Frank) again mines the true story of a famous man and equally remarkable woman of history to impressive effect. This time, instead of Mameh Cheney and Frank Lloyd Wright, the central couple is Fanny Osbourne and Robert Louis Stevenson … This beautifully written novel, neatly balanced between its two protagonists, makes them come alive with grace, humor, and understanding. Horan’s empathy for both Louis and Fanny allows her to capture their life together with all the complexity and nuance of a real-life relationship. - Publishers WeeklyFans of Loving Frank will adore this authentic, richly detailed, and utterly captivating new novel from Nancy Horan. Under the Wide and Starry Sky is a globe-spanning literary wonder - the perfect book for those who read fiction in search of the truth. - Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and SweetAbout The Author
Nancy Horan
Nancy Horan is the author of Loving Frank. She lives and writes on an island near Seattle. Her first novel, Loving Frank, the story of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney, was a New York Times bestseller and a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.
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