Islands of Mercy

Rose Tremain

ISBN 10: 1784743321 / ISBN 13: 9781784743321

Published by Random House UK, Chatto & Windus Aug 2020, 2020

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Neuware - She was 'The Angel of the Baths', the one woman whose touch everybody yearned for. Yet she would do more. She was certain of that. In the city of Bath, in the year 1865, an extraordinary young woman renowned for her nursing skills is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she finds herself torn between a dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, her desires begin to lead her towards a future she had never imagined. Meanwhile, on the wild island of Borneo, an eccentric British 'rajah', Sir Ralph Savage, overflowing with philanthropy but compromised by his passions, sees his schemes relentlessly undermined by his own fragility, by man's innate greed and by the invasive power of the forest itself. Jane's quest for an altered life and Sir Ralph's endeavours become locked together as the story journeys across the globe - from the confines of an English tearoom to the rainforests of a tropical island via the slums of Dublin and the transgressive fancy-dress boutiques of Paris.Islands of Mercy is a novel that ignites the senses, and is a bold exploration of the human urge to seek places of sanctuary in a pitiless world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Islands of Mercy
• Publisher: Random House UK, Chatto & Windus Aug 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784743321
• ISBN 13: 9781784743321
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 232W x 152H x 29D millimeters 232 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 29 millimeters depth
• Weight: 452 grams

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Synopsis

She was The Angel of the Baths, the one woman whose touch everybody yearned for. Yet she would do more. She was certain of that. In the city of Bath, in the year 1865, an extraordinary young woman renowned for her nursing skills is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she finds herself torn between a dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, her desires begin to lead her towards a future she had never imagined. Meanwhile, on the wild island of Borneo, an eccentric British rajah, Sir Ralph Savage, overflowing with philanthropy but compromised by his passions, sees his schemes relentlessly undermined by his own fragility, by mans innate greed and by the invasive power of the forest itself. Janes quest for an altered life and Sir Ralphs endeavours become locked together as the story journeys across the globe from the confines of an English tearoom to the rainforests of a tropical island via the slums of Dublin and the transgressive fancy-dress boutiques of Paris.Islands of Mercy is a novel that ignites the senses, and is a bold exploration of the human urge to seek places of sanctuary in a pitiless world.