The Lovers of Amherst
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- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2016
Summary
August 1881: An attractive young married woman, Mabel Todd, arrives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her husband David, recently appointed assistant professor at Amherst College. The treasurer of the college is Austin Dickinson, the most respected citizen of the town, a married man with three children. Austin’s sister Emily lives as a recluse in the Homestead, the house next-door to Austin’s family. Over the months that follow the Todds’ arrival, Austin falls passionately in love with Mabel, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848666504 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848666500 |
| Author: | William Nicholson |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Nicholson creates a strong historical base from which he imaginatively recreates the time period and the personalities involved
Nicholson creates a strong historical base from which he imaginatively recreates the time period and the personalities involved - Independent on Sunday
Enjoyable…the history is fascinating and the poems are sublime - The Sunday TimesA beguiling meditation on poetry and love - The TimesIn this ambitious and brilliantly executed instalment a true historical love story intertwines with an imaginary contemporary one - Big Issue in the NorthWilliam Nicholson’s masterly novel, zig-zagging between two contrasting eras, weaves love, sex and poetry together so seamlessly that you can hardly see the joins. - Mail on SundayA compelling reflection on sex and marriage in the 19th Century…an enjoyable concoction of first-hand accounts and modern imagination. - The Financial TimesThe novel has quite a sensual side that strays from what you might be expecting - We Love This BookReturns
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