Passion by Jude Morgan
Theirs was a world of obsession, genius, and above all...
In the turbulent years of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, three poets--Byron, Shelley, and Keats--come to prominence, famous and infamous, for their vivid personalities, and their glamorous, shocking, and sometimes tragic lives. In this electrifying novel, those lives are explored through the eyes of the women who knew and loved them--intensely, scandalously.
Four women from widely different backgrounds are linked by a sensational fate. Mary Shelley: the gifted daughter of gifted parents, for whom passion leads to exile, loss, and a unique fame. Lady Caroline Lamb: born to fabulous wealth and aristocratic position, who risks everything for the ultimate love affair. Fanny Brawne: her quiet, middle-class girlhood is transformed--and immortalized--by a disturbing encounter with genius. Augusta Leigh: the unassuming poor relation who finds herself flouting the greatest of all taboos.
With the originality, richness, and daring of the poets themselves, Passion presents the Romantic generation in a new and unforgettable light.
Jude Morgan lives in London and trained with Malcolm Bradbury and Angela Carter. Emily and Charlotte, a story about the Bront sisters; An Accomplished Woman; Symphony; Indiscretion; and Passion, which The Washington Post Book World named one of the greatest books of 2005.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312343699 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312343698 |
| Title | Passion |
| Author | Jude Morgan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St. Martins Press-3PL |
| Year published | 2006-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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