Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon
Longlisted for the Orange Prize 2012. He planned to steal with these horses, who were all better than they looked on paper. The trick was to get in and get out fast. But could he really pull it off? Could he be that sure, could he count on being that lucky? Listen carefully my dear. Lord of Misrule, he whispered loudly. Lord of Misrule, Margaret. Memorize that name.
'[Medicine Ed and Maggie] are among the vibrant characters peopling the seedy locations of this vivid story' Good Book Guide* Good Book Guide *
'Mesmerizing ... Addictive' Independent. * Independent *
'This novel is so assured, exotic and uncategorizable ... an incontrovertible winner, a bona fide bolt from the blue' New York Times. * New York Times *
'Profoundly moving ... A sure-fire winner' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *
'immerses the reader in an idiosyncratic world bursting with startlingly original characters' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *
'a highly original and untamed novel, full of surprises and daring' The Writer's Hub. * Writer's Hub *
'An exuberant firecracker of a novel' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *
'Such a beautifully written novel ... Remarkable' Jane Smiley, author of Horse Heaven. * Jane Smiley *
'Mesmerizing ... Addictive' Independent. * Independent *
'This novel is so assured, exotic and uncategorizable ... an incontrovertible winner, a bona fide bolt from the blue' New York Times. * New York Times *
'Profoundly moving ... A sure-fire winner' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *
'immerses the reader in an idiosyncratic world bursting with startlingly original characters' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *
'a highly original and untamed novel, full of surprises and daring' The Writer's Hub. * Writer's Hub *
'An exuberant firecracker of a novel' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *
'Such a beautifully written novel ... Remarkable' Jane Smiley, author of Horse Heaven. * Jane Smiley *
Jaimy Gordon was born in Baltimore. She teaches at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and in the Prague Summer Program for Writers, and received an Academy-Institute Award for her fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Lord of Misrule is her fourth novel, and was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction 2010.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857386717 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857386719 |
| Title | Lord of Misrule |
| Author | Jaimy Gordon |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Book Awards: Fiction 2010, Long-listed for Orange Prize for Fiction 2012 |
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