The Marriage Portrait
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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'farrell
Set at the heart of the treacherous political world of the Italian Renaissance, this is the masterful story of a young woman's battle for her very survival, written with all the drama and verve that made HAMNET an international bestseller.
Every bit as evocative and spellbinding as HamnetO'Farrell, thank God, just seems to be getting better and better . . . O'Farrell's writing is so vivid it melts away the time and space between now and 16th-century Italy . . . With The Marriage Portrait, then, O'Farrell hasn't just produced another magnificently transporting page-turner. She has given us an exhilarating, devastating look at women's captivity, creativity and ultimately, rebellion in a world run by some very cruel men * i newspaper *
Finely written and vividly imagined, it is far from being simplistic, but there is an engaging simplicity to it . . . a very good one to be read, as publishers used to say, by "children of all ages" * Guardian Book of the Day *
In O'Farrell's hands, historical detail comes alive . . . evocative, moving and sensitively rendered * Spectator *
O'Farrell is simply outstanding * Guardian *
Her writing is exquisite. Immersive and compelling * Marian Keyes *
An extraordinary writer with a profound understanding of the most elemental human bonds * Observer *
One of the most exciting novelists alive * Washington Post *
Ingenious, inventive, humane, wry, truthful . . . better than her last novel * Scotsman *
Her narrative enchantment will wrest suspense and surprise out of a death foretold * Financial Times *
Finely written and vividly imagined, it is far from being simplistic, but there is an engaging simplicity to it . . . a very good one to be read, as publishers used to say, by "children of all ages" * Guardian Book of the Day *
In O'Farrell's hands, historical detail comes alive . . . evocative, moving and sensitively rendered * Spectator *
O'Farrell is simply outstanding * Guardian *
Her writing is exquisite. Immersive and compelling * Marian Keyes *
An extraordinary writer with a profound understanding of the most elemental human bonds * Observer *
One of the most exciting novelists alive * Washington Post *
Ingenious, inventive, humane, wry, truthful . . . better than her last novel * Scotsman *
Her narrative enchantment will wrest suspense and surprise out of a death foretold * Financial Times *
Maggie O'Farrell is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU'D GONE, MY LOVER'S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX, THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE, which won the 2010 Costa Novel Award, INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEATWAVE, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT, which was shortlisted for the Women's Prize. She is also the author of three books for children, WHERE SNOW ANGELS GO, THE BOY WHO LOST HIS SPARK and WHEN THE STAMMER CAME TO STAY. She lives in Edinburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472223883 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472223888 |
| Title | The Marriage Portrait |
| Author | Maggie O'farrell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2023-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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