The Snow Ball
When Anna is kissed by a mysterious stranger at a masquerade ball, a heady dance of seduction begins ...
"So original and refreshing." — Hilary Mantel
"Brilliantly seductive ... A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat." — Sarah Waters
"Superb ... Sheer artistic insolence." — Iris Murdoch
"A great novel ... A swirling, sumptuous, sensual feast." — Guardian
"A feminist remodelling of libertine fervour and passion ... Fiction at its finest." — Eley Williams
London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of a masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a dance of seduction charged by clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter ... A scandalous sensation in 1964, Brigid Brophy's The Snow Ball is ripe to seduce a new generation of readers.
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"So original and refreshing." — Hilary Mantel
"Brilliantly seductive ... A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat." — Sarah Waters
"Superb ... Sheer artistic insolence." — Iris Murdoch
"A great novel ... A swirling, sumptuous, sensual feast." — Guardian
"A feminist remodelling of libertine fervour and passion ... Fiction at its finest." — Eley Williams
London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of a masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a dance of seduction charged by clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter ... A scandalous sensation in 1964, Brigid Brophy's The Snow Ball is ripe to seduce a new generation of readers.
The Snow Ball
When Anna is kissed by a mysterious stranger at a masquerade ball, a heady dance of seduction begins ...
"So original and refreshing." — Hilary Mantel
"Brilliantly seductive ... A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat." — Sarah Waters
"Superb ... Sheer artistic insolence." — Iris Murdoch
"A great novel ... A swirling, sumptuous, sensual feast." — Guardian
"A feminist remodelling of libertine fervour and passion ... Fiction at its finest." — Eley Williams
London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of a masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a dance of seduction charged by clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter ... A scandalous sensation in 1964, Brigid Brophy's The Snow Ball is ripe to seduce a new generation of readers.
"So original and refreshing." — Hilary Mantel
"Brilliantly seductive ... A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat." — Sarah Waters
"Superb ... Sheer artistic insolence." — Iris Murdoch
"A great novel ... A swirling, sumptuous, sensual feast." — Guardian
"A feminist remodelling of libertine fervour and passion ... Fiction at its finest." — Eley Williams
London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of a masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a dance of seduction charged by clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter ... A scandalous sensation in 1964, Brigid Brophy's The Snow Ball is ripe to seduce a new generation of readers.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780571362875 |
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Publisher: | Faber and Faber |
Publication date: | 10/19/2021 |
Pages: | 224 |
Sales rank: | 776,256 |
Product dimensions: | 5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x (d) |
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