Meridon (Paperback)
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This is the third volume in the bestselling Wideacre Trilogy of novels. Set in the eighteenth century, they launched the career of Philippa Gregory , the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover. Meridon, a desolate Romany girl, is determined to escape the hard poverty of her childhood. Riding bareback in a travelling show, while her sister Dandy risks her life on the trapeze, Meridon dedicates herself to freeing them both from danger and want. But Dandy, beautiful, impatient, thieving Dandy, grabs too much, too quickly. And Meridon finds herself alone, riding in bitter grief through the rich Sussex farmlands towards a house called Wideacre -- which awaits the return of the last of the Laceys. Sweeping, passionate, unique: 'Meridon' completes Philippa Gregory's bestselling trilogy which began with 'Wideacre' and continued with 'The Favoured Child'.
Book details
Published
02/01/2002
Publisher
Harper
ISBN
9780006514633
Publisher and industry reviews
Jacket review
Praise for 'Meridon': 'Compelling! Philippa Gregory reigns supreme as the mistress of historical drama.' Today 'Subtle and exciting.' Daily Express Praise for 'Wideacre': 'Written from instinct, not out of calculation, and it shows.' Peter Ackroyd, The Times Praise for 'The Favoured Child': 'For sheer pace and percussive drama it will take a lot of beating.' Sunday Times
UK Kirkus review
Abandoned by her mother, raised by a gypsy, sold (to a showman) by a drunken stepfather, 'wise to every gull and cheat that can be learned on the road' and, unknowingly, heiress to a great Sussex estate: Sarah Meridon, heroine of a very well-written story of Georgian town-and-country living, seen from the extremes of society. Third in the popular 'Wideacre' series. (Kirkus UK)
About the author
Philippa Gregory
Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned author of historical novels. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature from the University of Edinburgh. Works that have been adapted for television include A Respectable Trade, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool. The Other Boleyn Girl is now a major film, starring Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana. Philippa Gregory lives in the North of England with her family.
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