One of the Best Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly
“Endlessly fascinating...one of the strongest novels of the year. ” - School Library Journal
“Readers will have as much grisly fun just sorting out the facts as they will solving the mysteries.” -The Daily Beast
A vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx.
It is winter 1863, and Richard Shenstone, aged seventeen, has been sent down―“rusticated”―from Cambridge under a cloud of suspicion. Addicted to opium and tormented by sexual desire, he finds temporary refuge in a dilapidated old mansion on the southern English coast inhabited by his newly impoverished mother and his sister, Effie. Soon, graphic and threatening letters begin to circulate among his neighbors, and Richard finds himself the leading suspect in a series of crimes and misdemeanors ranging from vivisection to murder.
Atmospheric, lurid, and brilliantly executed, Rustication confirms Palliser’s reputation as “our leading contemporary Victorian novelist” (Guardian).
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Christmas 1863. Seventeen-year-old Richard Shenstone has been sent down from Cambridge under a cloud of suspicion. Addicted to opium and tormented by disturbing sexual desires, he finds temporary refuge in the creaking old mansion inhabited by his newly impoverished mother and his sister, Effie, whose behaviour grows increasingly bizarre. Threatening letters circulate among the locals, where almost anyone can be considered a suspect in a series of crimes and misdemeanours ranging from vivisection to murder. Fans of Charles Palliser's books, as well as readers of Sarah Waters and Michel Faber, will delight in this, his first new novel in over ten years. Hailed for fiction that is "mesmerizing, meticulous" (Entertainment Weekly), Palliser confirms his reputation as "our leading contemporary Victorian novelist" (The Guardian). A vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780393088724
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Book Description Condition: New. A vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630. . 2013. Hardback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780393088724
Book Description Condition: New. A vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of The Quincunx. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630. . 2013. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780393088724
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