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Nineteen-year old Annabella Milbanke, visiting London for the swirl of parties and engagements of the season, is introduced to Byron at a waltz. He has just published Childe Harold, and is surrounded by a crowd of admirers, one of whom is his half-sister Augusta Leigh. Annabella and Byron fall in love, but Augusta's unwelcome presence in their relationship becomes increasingly unbearable. Caught up in a potentially scandalous love triangle, Annabella must decide whether following her heart is the most dangerous thing she has ever done...
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A Quiet Adjustment Amid a swirl of parties and engagements, eligible bachelors and dazzling debutantes comes nineteen-year-old Lady Annabella Milbanke, already well versed in London social life in the early nineteenth century. This novel dramatises the rise and fall of a literary romance and the relationship in its shadow. Full description
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A psychological masterpiece.--Amy Mathieson
Eloquent. . . . Annabella stands at the center of the narrative--a beautifully drawn character, portrayed with moral clarity as well as complexity.--Jay Parini
Eloquent. . . . Annabella stands at the center of the narrative--a beautifully drawn character, portrayed with moral clarity as well as complexity.--Jay Parini
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- PublisherFaber & Faber
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0571233341
- ISBN 13 9780571233342
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 336 pages. dj has faded spine light wear to bookA Q UIET ADJUSTMENTby Benjamin Markovits Fabe r & Faber, UK, 2008ISBN 9780571233342pb, dj, 336p p13 x 21.5 cmGOOD: dj has faded spine; light we ar to bookAmid a swirl of parties and engagemen ts, eligible bachelors and dazzling debutantes comes nineteen yea r old Lady Annabella Milbanke, already well-versed in London soci al life in the early nineteenth century. Then comes an invitation to a post-breakfast waltzing party at her Aunt Caroline's. The w ord is that Lord Byron will be there. With the extraordinary accl aim for Childe Harold still foremost in the public consciousness, Byron's presence at the party both excites and appalls. Certainl y he attracts his fair share of admirers, amongst whom Annabella notices his partial relation, his sister, Augusta Leigh. These th ree characters form the extraordinary menage-a-trois at the heart of this remarkably elegant novel. Written with enormous passion and sympathetic understanding for the complex passions at the hea rt of Byron's personality, A Moth to a Flame dramatises the rise and fall of a famous literary romance and the relationship in its shadow. Seller Inventory # 1117o
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