Author:Constance Heaven
Lose yourself in this beautifully written, emotional and enthralling novel from much loved author Constance Heaven. It conjures up the glittering society and changing times of the 1870s in London and Russia so wonderfully, you'll feel as if you are there yourself!
'Heady romance with glittering background' -- SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Readable and atmospheric' -- DUBLIN TIMES
'Excellent! Difficult to put down' - ***** Reader review
'Exciting read' - ***** Reader review
'A great novel from a great writer' - ***** Reader review
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Louise Defour's life is idyllic: as the love-child of a British diplomat and Russian dancer, she wants for nothing.
But when her parents are killed, she finds herself penniless and alone, and must travel to England to meet a half-sister who does not even know of her existence.
There, she becomes part of the world of the mysterious Daniel and Christine Hunter - with a potentially destructive effect.
A gripping tale of back-stabbing. ****
—— Woman's Ownone of the most original talents in British entertainment
—— TelegraphA poetry of encounter, of sidelong glances and exuberant strangeness. There will be many pleasures here for Durcan fans and aficionados
—— Paul Perry , Irish TimesSuperbly composed, uneasy, desperately witty and often startling… At his best, which he often surpasses in this book, he produces what blue, green and red make when mixed: a pure white light, the noble glow of true praise. In contemporary literature, and not just Irish poetry, Durcan is flying high. Noble may yet become Nobel
—— Brian Lynch , Irish IndependentOne of the few genuinely popular poets of recent decades, a vital presence in Irish culture...entertaining, edgy, and with enough ironic self-awareness to make from such quirky subjects more than superficial reflections on his life and times. Durcan is the recording angel who preserves what could be lost, who brings tidings of change in some of the darker moments of history
—— GuardianHe is a prolific poet, and as he nears a venerable three-score years and 10, his prodigious output shows no signs of slowing… There will be many pleasures here for Durcan fans and aficionados
—— Paul Perry , Irish TimesIt was mesmerising and spellbinding and deeply affecting each poem received in awed silence
—— Alan Taylor on Paul’s Edinburgh event , HeraldA personal journey through places and people I know
—— Kathleen MacMahon , Irish Times
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