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Title: A MAN OF GENIUS
By: Janet Todd
Format: Hardback

List price: £16.99


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ISBN 10: 1908524596
ISBN 13: 9781908524591
Publisher: BITTER LEMON PRESS
Pub. date: 10 March, 2016
Pages: 352
Description: Literary tour de force set in London and Venice in 1819, written by an internationally renowned Cambridge scholar. The novel tells the story of a successful Gothic novelist battling with psychological dependency and the complexity of obsession.
Synopsis: "Strange and haunting, a gothic novel with a modern consciousness." Philippa Gregory; "A quirky, darkly mischievous novel about love, obsession and the burden of charisma, played out against the backdrop of Venice's watery, decadent glory." Sarah Dunant; "A mesmerizing story of love and obsession in nineteenth century Venice: dark and utterly compelling."Natasha Solomons;"Intriguing and entertaining; a clever, beguiling debut. Todd knows her Venice backwards."Salley Vickers; "Revealing, surprising, compelling, gripping." Miriam Margolyes, actress.------ A Man of Genius portrays a psychological journey from safety into obsession and secrecy. It mirrors a physical passage from flamboyant Regency England through a Europe conquered by Napoleon. Ann, a successful writer of cheap Gothic novels, becomes obsessed with Robert James, regarded by many, including himself, as a genius, with his ideas, his talk, and his band of male followers. However, their relationship becomes tortuous, as Robert descends into violence and madness. The pair leaves London for occupied Venice, where Ann tries to cope with the monstrous ego of her lover.Forced to flee with a stranger, she delves into her past, to be jolted by a series of revelations- about her lover, her parentage, the stranger and herself.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Bitter Lemon Press
Returns: Returnable
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