Merivel

Social, political and physical labyrinth – Frances Osborne * Evening Standard *Satisfying… agreeably sardonic – Quentin Letts * Daily Mail *One of the great imaginative creations in English literature * Daily Telegraph *An unadulterated delight * Independent *Rich and satisfying – Lindsay Duguid * Sunday Times *A tour de force of literary technique, a treasure house of diligent research and imaginative ingenuity – Jane Shilling * Telegraph *Wonderfully entertaining – Michael Holroyd * Guardian, Books of the Year *Her feeling for the spirit of the times is triumphant – Charlotte Moore * Spectator *A rich, glowing portrait – Daisy Hay * Observer *Her characters laugh, cry, plot and flounder so convincingly that they take up residence in your head and refuse to go away – Mary Crockett * Scotland on Sunday *

Rose Tremain’s novels and short stories have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize (The Road Home), the Dylan Thomas Award (The Colonel’s Daughter and Other Stories), the Whitbread Novel of the Year (Music & Silence) the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and France’s Prix Femina (Sacred Country), and the South Bank Sky Arts Award (The Gustav Sonata). Her most recent novel is Absolutely and Forever (2023), which was a Sunday Times Book of the Year. Rose Tremain was made a CBE in 2007 and a Dame in 2020. She lives in Norfolk and London with the biographer, Richard Holmes.

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.