“A delicious page-turner that brings eighteenth-century Stockholm to
vivid life, complete with scandal, conspiracy, mystery, and a hint of
magic.” —Eleanor Brown, New York Times–bestselling author One
man’s fortune holds the key to a nation’s fate in this sensational
debut novel set in eighteenth-century Sweden. The Stockholm Octavo by
Karen Engelmann transports readers to a colorful Scandinavian world of
intrigue and magic in a dazzling golden age of high art, music, and
opulent fashion. A masterwork of historical fiction in the vein of
Patrick Suskind’s classic novel, Perfume, The Stockholm Octavo is
mysterious and romantic—as magical and enthralling as The Night
Circus by Erin Morgenstern—and features a brilliant and
unforgettable cast of extraordinary characters. “A juicy
page-turner . . . Engelmann’s intellectually playful take on the
mathematics of love and power proves irresistible.” —O, The Oprah
Magazine “Neatly mixing revolutionary politics with the erotic
tension and cutthroat rivalry of the female conspirators . . .
Engelmann has crafted a magnificent, suspenseful story set against the
vibrant society of Sweden’s zenith, with a cast of colorful
characters balanced at a crux of history.” —Publishers Weekly
(starred review) “Delicious . . . the essence of witty
intelligence . . . The plot is an urgent one, and the characters
mysterious, appealing, and memorable.” —Sena Jeter Naslund, New
York Times–bestselling author “If you like novels that work on
many levels at once, read this stunning tessellation of a book, where
fortune is the flip side of intrigue and where history is the flip
side of chance.” —Charlotte Rogan, national bestselling author
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780062190482
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Ecco
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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