Artículos relacionados a The Dress Lodger
Sinopsis
Book by Holman Sheri
"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Críticas
"Reminiscent of Wuthering Heights . . . or the novels of Dickens . . . With prose that's limber and vivid."--The New York Times Book Review "Remarkable . . . A dazzling narrative that pulses with irony, ribald humor, and heartbreaking tragedy."--People (Book of the Week) "Potent historical fiction . . . Beautifully written . . . A rich read with a Dickensian kick and a moral to be told."--USA Today "As unsettling as it is brilliant . . . Seamlessly crafted and deserving of wide readership."--The Washington Post Book World "Part medical thriller, part Greek tragedy, and wholly rewarding."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Holman seduces you. Her prose, tart, racy and somber, will sing in your soul a long while."--Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes "The Dress Lodger is as unsettling as it is brilliant. Holman attempts Herculean feats of plot and character, and the resulting novel is seamlessly crafted and deserving of wide acclaim and readership."--The Washington Post Book World "The Dress Lodger not just a first-rate entertainment but a moving, enlightening one as well."--The San Francisco Chronicle "If Clive Barker ever writes a historical novel, he'll be hard pressed to invent horrors more lurid than the rotting corpses and dangling viscera that grace, so to speak, this lurid and fascinating second novel from Holman. . . . An atmospheric tale that may have readers gasping for air. . . . Another stunner from a gifted and versatile new master of historical fiction."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Brilliantly stark portrayal of 19th-century urban life, class warfare, cruel medicine and encroaching pestilence. . . . With remarkable breadth and depth, the narrative vividly portrays the human suffering spawned by the early Industrial Revolution. . . . Holman delivers a wealth of morbid, authentic detail, as well as an emotional pivot in her captivating Moll Flanders-like heroine. The major characters are buttressed by a vivacious cast of minors. . . . Holman's style is risky and direct, treating scenes of Gustine's quick, humiliating back-alley couplings as well as the doctor's hypocritical sleaze, with unflinching emotional precision. This dazzlingly researched epic is an uncommon read."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The Dress Lodger is Dickensian in a truer sense. . . . In another hundred years, 'Holmanian' may be a short form for tragic thriller, or some such unhelpful sub-category. But for the time being, we can simply appreciate this fine novelist's work on its own terms."--The Globe and Mail (Canada) "The plot of The Dress Lodger deftly twists and then turns . . . Ms. Holman writes with a remarkable Dickensian flair. . . . The Dress Lodger is a remarkable book."--Richmond Times Dispatch "With shades of Caleb Carr, Holman digs us up an atmosphere and character while she's unwinding her merciless plot--should anyone really trust a surgeon with no heart?--and the results are both thrilling and, well, sort of yucky. A fine effort."--The San Diego Union Tribune "Here's a splendid novel to sink your teeth into--your heart and soul as well. . . . The Dress Lodger borders on revelation in the guise of a Dickensian thriller."--Providence Sunday Journal "Sheri Holman vividly and convincingly conjures a fully textured fictive past peopled with strange and true characters."--Charles Frazier "A riveting read . . . literate, witty, intelligent, thoughtful."--Kate Atkinson "Quite Dickensian, in the best sense . . . This is one of those historical novels which has a passionate, angry feel to it, making it more than entertainment (though it is certainly entertaining)."--Margaret Forster "Sheri Holman writes with extraordinary assurance and style."--Miranda Seymour
Reseña del editor
The Dress Lodger, a cunning historical thriller charged with a distinctly modern voice, is the book that launched Sheri Holman into bestsellerdom. With over 300,000 copies sold and a consistent top "Reader's Circle" performer for Ballantine, it was superbly reviewed, chosen as a New York Times Notable Book, and nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. In Sunderland, England, a city quarantined by the cholera epidemic of 1831, Gustine, a defiant fifteen-year-old beauty in an elegant blue dress rented from her pimp-landlord, sells her body to feed her only love: a fragile baby boy. When she meets surgeon Henry Chiver, who has recently been implicated in the Burke and Hare killings, in which beggars were murdered so the corpses could be sold for medical research, Gustine begins working for him by securing cadavers for his ill-equipped anatomy school. It is a gruesome job that will soon threaten the very things she's working so hard to protect.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
- EditorialGrove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Año de publicación2010
- ISBN 10 0802144926
- ISBN 13 9780802144928
- EncuadernaciónTapa blanda
- Número de páginas320
Comprar nuevo
Ver este artículo
EUR 12,44
Gastos de envío:
GRATIS
A Estados Unidos de America
Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título
Los mejores resultados en AbeBooks
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00073562571
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00050889541
Cantidad disponible: 3 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
paperback
Librería: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
paperback. Condición: Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0802144926-3-30488246
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: acceptable. Used book - May contain writing, notes, highlighting, bends or folds. Text is readable, book is clean, and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: ZBM.1GMC0
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00048529327
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Nº de ref. del artículo: V19I-00202
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
Paperback
Librería: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.62. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0802144926I4N00
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
Paperback
Librería: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.62. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0802144926I4N00
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
Paperback
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.62. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0802144926I4N00
Cantidad disponible: 2 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
The Dress Lodger
Publicado por
Grove Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 0802144926
ISBN 13: 9780802144928
Antiguo o usado
Paperback
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.62. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0802144926I4N00
Cantidad disponible: 2 disponibles