The Red Queen
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The Red Queen by Dame Margaret Drabble
Barbara Halliwell, on a grant at Oxford, receives an unexpected package-a centuries-old memoir by a Korean crown princess. An appropriate gift indeed for her impending trip to Seoul, but Barbara doesn't know who sent it. On the plane, she avidly reads the memoir, a story of great intrigue as well as tragedy. The Crown Princess Hyegyong recounts in extraordinary detail the ways of the Korean court and confesses the family dramas that left her childless and her husband dead by his own hand. When a Korean man Barbara meets at her hotel offers to guide her to some of the haunts of the crown princess, Barbara tours the royal courts and develops a strong affinity for everything related to the princess and her mysterious life. Barbara's time in Korea goes quickly, but captivated by her experience and wanting to know more about the princess, she wonders if her life can ever be the way it was before.Margaret Drabble is the author of several novels, including The Sea Lady, The Seven Sisters, The Peppered Moth, and The Needle's Eye. She is the editor of the fifth and sixth editions of The Oxford Companion to English Literature, and has published biographies of Arnold Bennett and Angus Wilson. She was awarded a Dame of the British Empire in 2008 for her contributions to current English writing.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780156032704 |
| ISBN 10 | 0156032708 |
| Title | The Red Queen |
| Author | Dame Margaret Drabble |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harper Perennial |
| Year published | 2005-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 348 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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