The Illumination of Ursula Flight
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The Illumination of Ursula Flight by Anna-Marie Crowhurst
The charming, droll (and just a little bit bawdy) picaresque tale of one woman's coming of age both on and off the stage in seventeenth-century England
..abounds with ribald wit. Crowhurst has an affinity for table-turning Restoration theatre and a talent for deliciously pert dialogue. A thoroughly original work of imagination. * The Times *
...offers a joyous romp through Restoration England, with a heroine who lingers long in the imagination after the final page. * Guardian *
[a] riotous coming-of-age debut * Psychologies *
The period of Charles II's Restoration really comes alive in this wonderfully drawn story and Ursula...is a heroine it's impossible not to love. * Red *
[A] hugely enjoyable, riotous coming-of-age debut * Sunday Express *
I find this funny, eccentric, touching novel fairly irresistible. Ursula's story is told in an inventive mix of modes, through fragments and lists and plays and letters; it's a spirited funny romp and yet it feels much more than that too - touching and urgent and vivid. It's fluent, accomplished, polished, funny and charming. -- Tessa Hadley
This 17th century coming-of-age tale is at once subversive, moving and utterly fresh and original. -- Nathan Filer
This is, without doubt, a rollicking summer read - and Ursula Flight a 17th-century feminist hero for our post-#MeToo times. * The Pool *
This sprightly, romping novel revels in its period: the Restoration world of Ursula Flight is presented with irresistible relish. Crowhurst's enthusiasm for her subject is contagious, and her playful handling of form shows great control and confidence. Bravo! -- Imogen Hermes Gower, author of THE MERMAID AND MRS HANCOCK
Witty, engaging and very clever, The Illumination of Ursula Flight is absolutely my kind of novel. -- Elizabeth Fremantle
A glorious book, cleverly done and lushly written with a witty, vivid heroine. -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave
...[this] debut novel sweeps us away to the world of Ursula Flight, wannabe actress and playwright in 17th-century Britain. Ursula is a spirited and funny protagonist. -- Sarah Shaffi * Stylist *
...offers a joyous romp through Restoration England, with a heroine who lingers long in the imagination after the final page. * Guardian *
Told in Ursula's voice, interspersed with extracts from the unstaged plays into which she turns her everyday
life, Crowhurst's novel is good, tongue-in-cheek fun.
[a] riotous coming-of-age debut * Psychologies *
The period of Charles II's Restoration really comes alive in this wonderfully drawn story and Ursula...is a heroine it's impossible not to love. * Red *
[A] hugely enjoyable, riotous coming-of-age debut * Sunday Express *
I find this funny, eccentric, touching novel fairly irresistible. Ursula's story is told in an inventive mix of modes, through fragments and lists and plays and letters; it's a spirited funny romp and yet it feels much more than that too - touching and urgent and vivid. It's fluent, accomplished, polished, funny and charming. -- Tessa Hadley
This 17th century coming-of-age tale is at once subversive, moving and utterly fresh and original. -- Nathan Filer
This is, without doubt, a rollicking summer read - and Ursula Flight a 17th-century feminist hero for our post-#MeToo times. * The Pool *
This sprightly, romping novel revels in its period: the Restoration world of Ursula Flight is presented with irresistible relish. Crowhurst's enthusiasm for her subject is contagious, and her playful handling of form shows great control and confidence. Bravo! -- Imogen Hermes Gower, author of THE MERMAID AND MRS HANCOCK
Witty, engaging and very clever, The Illumination of Ursula Flight is absolutely my kind of novel. -- Elizabeth Fremantle
A glorious book, cleverly done and lushly written with a witty, vivid heroine. -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave
...[this] debut novel sweeps us away to the world of Ursula Flight, wannabe actress and playwright in 17th-century Britain. Ursula is a spirited and funny protagonist. -- Sarah Shaffi * Stylist *
Anna-Marie Crowhurst has worked as a freelance journalist and columnist for more than 15 years, contributing to The Times, The Guardian, Time Out, Newsweek, Emerald Street and Stylist. In 2016 she studied for an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, where her debut novel The Illumination of Ursula Flight was born. She lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781760632014 |
| ISBN 10 | 1760632015 |
| Title | The Illumination of Ursula Flight |
| Author | Anna-Marie Crowhurst |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Year published | 2018-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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