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History of a Pleasure Seeker
Richard Mason
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Description for History of a Pleasure Seeker
Paperback. 'A sharply written story of love, money and erotic intrigue pulsing behind the staid canal fronts of nineteenth-century Amsterdam' Daisy Goodwin Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
'An enthralling, perfectly paced romp that breathes new life into the picaresque genre' Observer
'Rich in period detail and with requisite glittering trappings' Daily Mail
'A Continental Downton Abbey plus sex, with a dash of Dangerous Liaisons tossed in' Seattle Times
1907, Amsterdam. The belle époque is in full swing and Piet Barol has secured a job as tutor to the troubled son of Europe's leading hotelier - a child who refuses to leave his family's mansion on one of the city's grandest canals. As Piet is swept into the glittering society, he begins to uncover its secrets and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753828427
SKU
V9780753828427
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Ref
99-10
About Richard Mason
Richard Mason was born in South Africa in 1978 to activist parents who settled in England when he was ten. Brought up and educated in Britain he wrote his first novel, THE DROWNING PEOPLE, before going to Oxford. In the intervening years, Richard finished his degree, then set up an educational charity in memory of his sister Kay. The Kay ... Read more
Reviews for History of a Pleasure Seeker
Rich in period detail and with requisite glittering trappings, it's the sex that is most carefully observed in Mason's lusty romp
Daily Mail
Told with humour, charm, fine attention to detail and a healthy dose of eroticism
Independent on Sunday
Sex is everywhere, both well described and very funny . . . an enthralling, perfectly paced ... Read more
Daily Mail
Told with humour, charm, fine attention to detail and a healthy dose of eroticism
Independent on Sunday
Sex is everywhere, both well described and very funny . . . an enthralling, perfectly paced ... Read more