Description
| Product ID: | 9781529093476 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Deception |
| Authors: | Author: Joan Aiken |
| Page Count: | 464 |
| Subjects: | Historical adventure fiction, Historical adventure, Historical romance, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Historical fiction, Berkshire, Northumberland, India, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Two girls swap identities – and families – in Deception, a regency romance from critically acclaimed author Joan Aiken, who has been compared to Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen. <p><b>Two young ladies – very different, but physically identical – meet at a boarding school once attended by Jane Austen. Joan Aiken's <i>Deception </i>is an engrossing regency novel is perfect for fans of the major Netflix romantic drama series, <i>Bridgerton</i>.</b><br><br>Self-righteous Louisa wants to escape her grand family life in Northumberland and become a missionary in India. Imaginative and quiet Alvey has no family and only longs for peaceful independence to complete her novel.<br><br>So when Louisa suggests swapping identities it seems like the perfect plan: Alvey will have a peaceful country manor in which to write her book and Louisa will be free to voyage across the globe. But when Alvey becomes a beloved and indispensable member of her extraordinary new family, how will they view the return of the more quarrelsome Louisa?<br><br><b>Joan Aiken weaves a complicated plot of deception and identity, peopled with strong female characters, in this unique historical romance.<br><br>'Joan Aiken's invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come' – Philip Pullman, author of <i>His Dark Materials</i></b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-04 |
