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21%OFFJake Arnott - The Devil´s Paintbrush - 9780340922712 - V9780340922712
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The Devil´s Paintbrush

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Description for The Devil´s Paintbrush Paperback. A stunning historical novel by the bestselling author of THE LONG FIRM. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
A fascinating, unusual and seductive historical novel by the bestselling author of The Long Firm. In a Parisian restaurant, Aleister Crowley, the notorious occultist, chances on Major-General Sir Hector Macdonald: once one of the greatest heroes of the British Empire, now facing ruin in a shocking scandal - and vulnerable to Crowley's curious offer of help. An extraordinary night of transgression and revelation ensues . . . Probing beneath the surface of Victorian conformity, this is an enthralling tale of imperialism, sexuality and the nature of belief, which captures a world on ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340922712
SKU
V9780340922712
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Jake Arnott
Born in 1961, Jake Arnott lives in London. His first novel, The Long Firm, was a major critical and popular success. It was subsequently made into a BBC TV series, which was nominated for two BAFTA awards. His second novel, He Kills Coppers, was also made into a series by Channel 4. He has since published the novels truecrime, Johnny ... Read more

Reviews for The Devil´s Paintbrush
Arnott is clearly having fun here...So to combine that with how the necessity to be good - to be a hero - can be as suffocating a pressure as battling with occultist demons makes The Devil's Paintbrush a fine book
Metro
Arnott's great leap forward...Macdonald's predicament is sympathetically examined and Crowley's monstrous drive is brilliantly rendered...it is his ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Devil´s Paintbrush


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