Description
Product ID: | 9780749026271 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Imperfect Alchemist |
Subtitle: | A spellbinding story based on a remarkable Tudor life |
Authors: | Author: Naomi Miller |
Page Count: | 480 |
Subjects: | Historical fiction, Historical fiction |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Miller revisits and reimagines the life of one of Shakespeare's neglected female literary contemporaries, Mary Sidney Herbert. A remarkable life lost to history is brought into sharp focus England, 1575. Young Mary Sidney is bearing a devastating loss while her father plans her alliance to Henry Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. But Mary is determined to make her mark on the world as a writer and scientist.As Mary Sidney Herbert steps into her new life with the earl at his home, Wilton House, an unusual friendship is forged between her and servant Rose Commin, a country girl with a surprising artistic gift, that will change their lives for ever.Defying the conventions of their time, mistress and maid will face the triumphs, revelations and dangers that lie ahead together. |
Imprint Name: | Allison & Busby |
Publisher Name: | Allison & Busby |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-06-17 |