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The Scandal of the Season - Sophie Gee

Description: ISBN 0099507293 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Sophie Gee / Paperback / 320 Pages / Book is published 2008-08-07 by Vintage

Newest Review: ... the season from the title. Alexander is in need of inspiration and it isn't until the end of the novel that he sees the ... more

... motivation for this most famous poem. You can tell the author has an interest in literature as well as history as both are excellently entwined within the novel. The writing style is great, Gee has made this time in history extremely readable and you forget at times you are reading about real events. For me, the blurb lives up to its hype. As a bonus in the edition of the book that I have was an explanation of the sexual mores of the times. Don't expect the 18th Century written by Jane Austen in this novel, as Gee expla...more

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The Scandal of the Season - Sophie Gee: Worth a read (284 words)
by - written on 26/10/08 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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A fabulous read that although takes a few pages to get going is worthwhile in the end. I enjoyed watching the relationship between Arabella Fermor and Robert Petre develop through the eyes of the poet Alexander Pope. However it is London 1711 and their relationship is not conventional, providing the scandal of the season from the title. Alexander is in need of inspiration and it isn't until the end of the novel that he sees the motivation for this most famous poem. You can tell the author has an interest in literature as well as history as both are excellently entwined within the novel. The writing style is great, Gee has made this time in history extremely ... Read the complete review