The skull and the nightingale
Irwin, Michael, 1934-2014
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Set in England in the early 1760s, this is a chilling and deliciously dark tale of manipulation, sex, and seduction. When Richard Fenwick, a young man without family or means, returns to London from the Grand Tour, his wealthy godfather, James Gilbert, has an unexpected proposition. Gilbert has led a fastidious life in Worcestershire, but now in his advancing years, he feels the urge to experience, even vicariously, the extremes of human feeling - love and passion, adultery and deceit - along with something much more sinister.
Main title:
The skull and the nightingale / Michael Irwin.
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Imprint:
London : Blue Door, 2014.London : Blue Door, 2014.
Collation:
504 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2013.
ISBN:
9780007476350 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
1162709