Sách - The Square of Sevens - the stunning, must-read historical nove by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (UK edition, hardcover)

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Publisher: Macmillan UK

Origin: United Kingdom (Imported)

ISBN 13: 9781529053678

Condition: Brandnew

Binding: hardcover

Pages: 560

Dimensons: 234 x 153 x 30 | 400 (gram)

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Review Quote

Laura Shepherd Robinson is a brilliant, brilliant writer, up there with CJ Sansom and Andrew TaylorThe third novel from Laura Shepherd-Robinson, in which a young woman in eighteenth-century England is on a journey to discover who she really is

'Laura Shepherd-Robinson is a brilliant, brilliant writer, up there with CJ Sansom and Andrew Taylor' - James O'Brien'The queen of the historical crime novel' - CJ Tudor‘My father had spelt it out to me. Choice was a luxury I couldn’t afford. This is your story, Red. You must tell it well . . .’A girl known only as Red, the daughter of a Cornish fortune-teller, travels with her father making a living predicting fortunes using the ancient method: the Square of Sevens. When her father suddenly s, Red becomes the ward of a gentleman scholar.Now raised as a lady amidst the Georgian splendour of Bath, her fortune-telling is a delight to high society, but she cannot ignore the questions that gnaw at her soul: who was her mother? How did she die? And who are the mysterious enemies her father was always terrified would find him?The pursuit of these mysteries takes her from Cornwall and Bath to London and Devon, from the rough ribaldry of the Bartholemew Fair to the grand houses of two of the most powerful families in England. And while Red's quest brings her the possibility of great reward, it also leads into her grave danger . . .Laura Shepherd-Robinson's The Square of Sevens is an epic and sweeping novel set in Georgian high society, a dazzling story offering up mystery, intrigue, heartbreak, and audacious twists.Praise for Laura Shepherd-Robinson, author of Blood & Sugar and Daughters of Night'A page-turner of a crime thriller . . . This is a world conveyed with convincing, terrible clarity’ – C. J. Sansom, number one bestselling author of the Shardlake series'The best historical crime novel I will read this year' - Antonia Senior, The Times'Shepherd-Robinson would be advised to clear her shelves for future awards' - Financial Times'Here’s one where the pages turn all by themselves and the plot doesn’t let you go' - Diane Setterfield, bestselling author of Once Upon A River

Biographical Note

Laura Shepherd-Robinson worked in politics for nearly twenty years before re-entering normal life to complete an MA in Creative Writing at City University. Her debut novel, Blood & Sugar, was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown and the Specsavers/Crimefest Best Debut Novel prize. Her second novel, Daughters of Night, was shortlisted for the Theakstons Crime Book of the Year, the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award, and the HWA Gold Crown. The Square of Sevens is her third novel. She lives in London with her husband Adrian.

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