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 |
