The Lairds of Cromarty (Dedalus Europe 2012) - Softcover

Ohl, Jean-Pierre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907650741 ISBN 13: 9781907650741

Verlag: Dedalus Ltd, 2012

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Book by Ohl JeanPierre

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'The Lairds of Cromarty presents us with a thoroughly engrossing mystery as well as an intriguing collection of supporting characters such as Par the butler, or Mary's Aunt Catriona, who watches the citizens of Edinburgh through a telescope, exclaiming loudly at their behaviour. There's even a cameo by George Orwell, for reasons we won't go into here. An absorbing page-turner that defies all attempts to put it down.' --Alastair Mabbott in The Herald's Paperback of the Week

'For all its Gothic twists, this is a book filled with humour, acute observations of character and place, and literary citations worthy of a professional bookseller Ohl s other career. It has been flawlessly translated by Mike Mitchell in what deserves to become another of the latter s award-winning works.' --The Historical Novel Society Review

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Mary Guthrie, a student of English at Edinburgh University becomes fascinated by the fantastical 17th century writer, Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and sets out to write a thesis on him. She pursues her research in his ancestral home, Cromarty House, now a crumbling ruin. There under the current laird, Sir James she is drawn into an increasingly Gothic exploration of the history of the eccentric Urquharts and the maze of tunnels beneath the House.

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• Verlag: Dedalus Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1907650741
• ISBN 13: 9781907650741
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 286