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Rustication: A Novel

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Christmas 1863. Seventeen-year-old Richard Shenstone has been sent down from Cambridge under a cloud of suspicion. Addicted to opium and tormented by disturbing sexual desires, he finds temporary refuge in the creaking old mansion inhabited by his newly impoverished mother and his sister, Effie, whose behaviour grows increasingly bizarre. Threatening letters circulate among the locals, where almost anyone can be considered a suspect in a series of crimes and misdemeanours ranging from vivisection to murder. Fans of Charles Palliser’s books, as well as readers of Sarah Waters and Michel Faber, will delight in this, his first new novel in over ten years. Hailed for fiction that is "mesmerizing, meticulous" (Entertainment Weekly), Palliser confirms his reputation as "our leading contemporary Victorian novelist" (The Guardian).

About the Author :
Charle Palliser was born in Massachusetts, but has lived in the UK since the age of three. A graduate of Oxford University, he writes full time in London.

Review :
"Palliser creates a deliciously gothic atmosphere...an enjoyable read for a misty autumn night." "...Palliser’s hold on his narrative is enough to turn it into an exercise in pure form. As in a superior detective novel, character, scene and incidental detail fade away and all that remains is the thrill of the chase..." "Few historical novelists weave such complexly absorbing plots as Charles Palliser and Rustication shows him delighting in his skill...a twisting, mesmerising story." "For Christmas I hope someone gives me a copy of Charles Palliser's new novel, Rustication: for fans of The Quincunx it's been a long, 15-year wait." "...a supremely confident performance." "Palliser adds the modern pleasure of ambiguity to this rich and authentic confection of Gothic suspense." "Palliser builds a sense of excitement with panache, tightening and knotting each strand of the web enclosing Richard with practised fingers, and he is an accomplished pasticheur of Victorian cadences." "Anybody who thought The Quincunx's 1,248 pages were too much will rush back to it after reading this excellent [327]-page gothic pageturner." "...cleverly done, with the reader left wondering right up to the end."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780393349818
  • Publisher: WW Norton & Co
  • Publisher Imprint: WW Norton & Co
  • Height: 211 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 264 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0393349810
  • Publisher Date: 06 Nov 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Novel
  • Width: 140 mm


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