The Glass of Time by Michael Cox
Building on his haunting, superbly written debut, The Meaning of Night, Michael Cox returns to a story of murder, love, and revenge in Victorian England. The Glass of Time is a vividly imagined study of seduction, betrayal, and friendship between two powerful women bound together by the past.
"Michael Cox returns with another epic Victorian-era thriller. . . [A] gripping tale of psychological unraveling." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Starred Review. Cox’s gripping second gothic thriller (after The Meaning of Night) follows the fortunes of nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst, whose guardian charges her to go undercover as a lady’s maid." -- Publishers Weekly
"Absorbing. . . . Literary pastiche at its very best." -- Times Literary Supplement
"Starred Review. Cox’s gripping second gothic thriller (after The Meaning of Night) follows the fortunes of nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst, whose guardian charges her to go undercover as a lady’s maid." -- Publishers Weekly
"Absorbing. . . . Literary pastiche at its very best." -- Times Literary Supplement
Michael Cox (1948-2009) was the biographer of the ghost-story writer and scholar M. R. James. His first novel, The Meaning of Night, was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393337167 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393337162 |
| Title | The Glass of Time |
| Author | Michael Cox |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2009-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 594 |
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