With prose that is vibrant witty and off-the-wall, The Queen of the Tambourine traces the emotional breakdownand eventual restorationof Eliza Peabody, a smart and wildly imaginative woman who has become unbearably isolated in her prosperous home in present-day South London. The letters Eliza writes to her neighbor, a woman whom she hardly knows, reveal the story of her self-propelled descent into madness. Eliza must reach the very bottom of her inner downward spiral before she can once again find health and serenity. The story of a woman's confrontation with the ideas and realities of sanity, The Queen of Tambourine will delight readers who enjoy the works of Anita Brookner, Sybille Bedford, Muriel Spark, and Sylvia Plath.
With prose that is vibrant witty and off-the-wall, The Queen of the Tambourine traces the emotional breakdownand eventual restorationof Eliza Peabody, a smart and wildly imaginative woman who has become unbearably isolated in her prosperous home in present-day South London. The letters Eliza writes to her neighbor, a woman whom she hardly knows, reveal the story of her self-propelled descent into madness. Eliza must reach the very bottom of her inner downward spiral before she can once again find health and serenity. The story of a woman's confrontation with the ideas and realities of sanity, The Queen of Tambourine will delight readers who enjoy the works of Anita Brookner, Sybille Bedford, Muriel Spark, and Sylvia Plath.
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The Queen of the Tambourine
256Paperback(Reprint)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781933372365 |
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Publisher: | Europa |
Publication date: | 09/01/2007 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 5.36(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.82(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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