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Lee Langley is the author of nine highly praised novels including Changes of Address (shortlisted for the Hawthornden Prize) and Persistent Rumours (winner of a Commonwealth Writers' prize). Her adaptation 'The Tenth Man', based on a Graham Greene story, was made into an award-winning movie starring Anthony Hopkins and Derek Jacobi. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and lives in London.
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"A thoroughly enjoyable historical romp, well-researched, elegantly written" -- Moira Jeffrey * Glasgow Herald * "An absorbing read" -- Sophie Harrison * Sunday Times * "The novelist's own passion for and dedication to her subject translates into an easy - and enjoyable - historical romp" -- Jennifer Potter * Times Literary Supplement * "A novel of compelling power. Her habitually careful craftsmanship and sumptuous prose fit the elegance and high drama of the period" -- Shusha Guppy * Financial Times * "[Langley] brings Denon and his world thrillingly and charmingly to life" -- Kate Chilsholm * Spectator *
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- PublisherVintage Books USA
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 009949292X
- ISBN 13 9780099492924
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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