Rose Tremain
A Collection of Fiction by Rose Tremain
London, Sinclair-Stevenson; Chatto & Windus, 1992-2012. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of seven first edition works from English author Dame Rose Tremain. Seven volumes. First edition. Written by Dame Rose Tremain, an English novelist, short story writer, and former Chancellor of the University of East Anglia. This set contains: Sacred Country, 1992. Compared to Virginia Woolf's "Orlando", this novel follows the revelation of young Mary Ward who, at the age of six, realises that she is a boy. So begins her heroic struggle to change gender. Collected Short Stories, 1996. The first complete collection of Tremain's short stories, including: Wedding Night, Will and Lou's Boy, and Evangelista's Farm. The Way I Found Her, 1997. In the summer of 1994, a clever and precocious little boy named Lewis travels to Paris with his mother. Neither foresee the momentous events that lie in wait for them. Music & Silence, 1999. In 1629, young English lutenist Peter Claire arrives to the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra. From the moment he realises the musicians are to play in the freezing cellars underneath the royal apartments, he understands the opposing states of light and dark are waging a war to the death. The Road Home, 2007. Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe to Britain, seeking work. Beginning with no job, little money, and a few words of English, he has only his hopes and a certain alarming skill with the preparation of food to fall back on. Trespass, 2010. Aramon Lunel is an alcoholic so haunted by his past that he has become incapable of all meaningful action. Letting his home go to waste and the land go to ruin, his sister Audrun dreams of exacting retribution. Merivel: A Man of His Time, 2012. Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to Charles II, faces the agitations and anxieties of middle age. In search of answers to a multitude of questions, he sets off for the French court. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are very smart with minor wear and light sunning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Keywords: Tremain Sacred Country Short Stories Music and Silence Sacred Country Trespass Merivel None