Sedition: A Novel
“A wicked, delicious romp . . .[a] rollicking tale of sex, intrigue, marriage, revenge, and the sordid side of the pianoforte.”—Katherine Howe, New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance DaneAn unforgettable historical tale of piano playing, passions, and female powerThe...
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“A wicked, delicious romp . . .[a] rollicking tale of sex, intrigue, marriage, revenge, and the sordid side of the pianoforte.”—Katherine Howe, New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance DaneAn unforgettable historical tale of piano playing, passions, and female powerThe setting of Sedition by Katharine Grant: London, 1794.The problem: Four nouveau rich fathers with five marriageable daughters.The plan: The young women will learn to play the piano, give a concert for young Englishmen who have titles but no fortunes, and will marry very well indeed.The complications: The lascivious (and French) piano teacher; the piano maker’s jealous (and musically gifted) daughter; the one of these marriageable daughters with a mating plan of her own.While it might be a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a title and no money must be in want of a fortune, what does a sexually awakened young woman want? In her wickedly alluring romp through the late-Georgian London, Italian piano making, and tightly-fitted Polonaise gowns, Katharine Grant has written a startling and provocative debut.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780805099935 (080509993X)
Publish date: April 1st 2014
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Historical fiction exists to answer the question, "What was life like when...?" Katherine Grant's Sedition takes us to 1794, to a time when daughters lives were ruled by their fathers until they were ruled by their husbands—at least until the daughters in this book turn the tables on everyone... R...