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The Glass of Time: The Secret Life of Miss Esperanza Gorst - Michael Cox
The Glass of Time: The Secret Life of Miss Esperanza Gorst
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“Entirely wonderful . . . chock-full of revenge, romance, duplicity, concealed identities and murder most frequent.”—Washington PostBuilding on his haunting, superbly written debut, The Meaning of Night, Michael Cox returns to a story of murder, love, and revenge in Victorian England. The Glass... show more
“Entirely wonderful . . . chock-full of revenge, romance, duplicity, concealed identities and murder most frequent.”—Washington PostBuilding on his haunting, superbly written debut, The Meaning of Night, Michael Cox returns to a story of murder, love, and revenge in Victorian England. The Glass of Time is a vividly imagined study of seduction, betrayal, and friendship between two powerful women bound together by the past.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780393337167 (0393337162)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 586
Edition language: English
Series: The Meaning of Night (#2)
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Overloaded Bookshelf
Overloaded Bookshelf rated it
3.0 The Glass of Time: The Secret Life of Miss Esperanza Gorst Narrated by Herself
I read The Meaning of Night some time ago, and although I quite enjoyed it it hasn't stuck in my memory. This follow-up novel was far more up my street. It's a good old-fashioned murder/blackmail mystery in the Wilkie Collins tradition (clearly intended, as Collins is referenced many times), but unf...
Cushla
Cushla rated it
Like The Meaning of Night, its predecessor, The Glass of Time is a page turning period mystery about identity, the nature of secrets, and what happens when past obsessions impose themselves on an unwilling present.In the autumn of 1876, nineteen year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst arrives at the great c...
Much About Books
Much About Books rated it
4.0 The Glass of Time: A Novel
4+ starsIt's tough to categorize this book, because it's such a full story... and it's a story full of twists, mysteries, revelations, and even some romance. I did *not* read "The Meaning of Night" first; I had no idea or indication that "The Glass of Time" was, in any way, a sequel to that book. I'...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it
3.0
There is something about the redeemable bad guy, or more accurately, there is something about certain bad guys that make people want to redeem them. Usually, it fails in terms of the story. The bad guy becomes too saint like or something else.Take the three Star Wars prequels, for instance (aka th...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it
3.0 The Glass of Time
I loved, loved the creepiness of this book. I thought it did go into periods where it was incredibly dry so it is def. a 3 star book. This is an author that I continue to check out from time to time.
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