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Mrs Gulliver
Valerie Martin
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'Irresistible - a funny, sexy romp that's also smart, even wise' Kirkus starred review 'Pure elegance, subtlety and wit. A triumph of a novel' - Francesca Segal, author of Mother Ship It is 1954, and prostitution is legal in the tropical haven that is Verona Island. Here, among gangsters and corrupt lawmen, Lila Gulliver runs a brothel that promises her exclusive clientele privacy and discretion. When nineteen-year-old Carità, beautiful and blind since birth, comes to her door seeking employment, Mrs Gulliver sees a business opportunity and takes a chance. Carità is mesmerising, sharp and a mystery to her employer, always holding herself at a distance. One night, the son of a wealthy judge patronises Mrs Gulliver's establishment, immediately falling madly in love with Carità. This is Ian Drohan - young, idealistic and cushioned by wealth and family connections. Mrs Gulliver mistrusts him, and worries for Carità's future. Carità, on the other hand, is fearless, headstrong and a force of nature that Mrs Gulliver is always several steps behind. A dazzling drama filled with sex, wry wit and literary references, Mrs Gulliver follows two women who have nothing to lose in their fight for agency on an island too ready to dismiss them.
Product Details
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781805220480
SKU
9781805220480
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About Valerie Martin
Valerie Martin is the author of eleven novels, including I Give It To You, Italian Fever and Property, which won the Women's Prize for Fiction. She has also written three collections of short fiction and Salvation, a biography of Saint Francis of Assisi. She has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, as well as the Kafka Prize for Mary Reilly.
Reviews for Mrs Gulliver
The title suggests a rollicking tale and a rollicking tale is what you get, full of twists and surprises and never a dull moment. Entertainingly wild
Karen Joy Fowler, Man Booker longlisted author of Booth I adore Valerie Martin, and Mrs Gulliver is no exception. Pure elegance, subtlety and wit. A triumph of a novel
Francesca Segal, author of Mother Ship Irresistible - a funny, sexy romp that's also smart, even wise
Kirkus starred review
An elegant, deftly crafted tale
Sunday Post
Brilliant
Daily Mail
A quirky and enjoyable twist on an old story with plenty of plot and thematic oomph. Rich in unabashed raunchiness, it toys with feminist tropes and hands us a heroine who is superficially fragile, yet very much in command of her own destiny
Big Issue
Captivating ... In Mrs. Gulliver, Valerie Martin offers us an idyll, perhaps even a comedy. All's well that ends well. We hope
Bookpage starred review
Martin's surprisingly playful latest observes two strong-willed women as they make the best of their initially unfortunate lives ... it's a pleasure to get to know both of her intelligent and resourceful heroines
Booklist
This is an excellent character-written novel. You get invested in their lives, and want to read along and see what happens to them. You will not want to put this one down
Red Carpet Crash
Refreshing and completely different - I loved it as soon as I started reading. I love how Valerie Martin writes and was totally engrossed by the story of these strong unconventional women and the men they vanquish - so thought-provoking, so quirky, so well realised
Sabine Durrant, author of Sun Damage An unexpected and witty novel examining the eternal inequalities embedded in this particular trade
Adele Parks MBE, author of Both of You Lila is a beguiling narrator, offering often shrewd observations, and Carita is an appealingly canny protagonist
The Times
An intriguing, well-written gem, it slips down as sweetly as a sonnet
Buzz Magazine
Praise for Valerie Martin
: Martin's writing is a reward in itself, a wonderful precision-tool. She uses it to chisel at the human condition - and the effect is astonishing
Financial Times
Valerie Martin is a fleet-footed writer; you never quite know where she'll go next
Observer
Few have written so surprisingly, so convincingly as Valerie Martin about sexual obsession and the perverse twistings of the human heart
Margaret Atwood [Martin's] writing - so prized and clean limbed - is a marvel
Toni Morrison Valerie Martin is one of the best novelists we have
Jane Smiley The generosity of Martin's understanding opens every character to the full, astounding range of human possibility. Her revelations build mesmerizing excitement, a surprising kindness, and an unexpected sanity in the darkness
Washington Post Book World
An enrapturing and ruthless storyteller, Valerie Martin possesses a predator's ability to mesmerize her prey . . . Martin's tales of betrayal, obsession, connivance, and failure put the firepower back into art
Chicago Tribune
Martin is a vibrant force in American fiction
Times New Orleans
Karen Joy Fowler, Man Booker longlisted author of Booth I adore Valerie Martin, and Mrs Gulliver is no exception. Pure elegance, subtlety and wit. A triumph of a novel
Francesca Segal, author of Mother Ship Irresistible - a funny, sexy romp that's also smart, even wise
Kirkus starred review
An elegant, deftly crafted tale
Sunday Post
Brilliant
Daily Mail
A quirky and enjoyable twist on an old story with plenty of plot and thematic oomph. Rich in unabashed raunchiness, it toys with feminist tropes and hands us a heroine who is superficially fragile, yet very much in command of her own destiny
Big Issue
Captivating ... In Mrs. Gulliver, Valerie Martin offers us an idyll, perhaps even a comedy. All's well that ends well. We hope
Bookpage starred review
Martin's surprisingly playful latest observes two strong-willed women as they make the best of their initially unfortunate lives ... it's a pleasure to get to know both of her intelligent and resourceful heroines
Booklist
This is an excellent character-written novel. You get invested in their lives, and want to read along and see what happens to them. You will not want to put this one down
Red Carpet Crash
Refreshing and completely different - I loved it as soon as I started reading. I love how Valerie Martin writes and was totally engrossed by the story of these strong unconventional women and the men they vanquish - so thought-provoking, so quirky, so well realised
Sabine Durrant, author of Sun Damage An unexpected and witty novel examining the eternal inequalities embedded in this particular trade
Adele Parks MBE, author of Both of You Lila is a beguiling narrator, offering often shrewd observations, and Carita is an appealingly canny protagonist
The Times
An intriguing, well-written gem, it slips down as sweetly as a sonnet
Buzz Magazine
Praise for Valerie Martin
: Martin's writing is a reward in itself, a wonderful precision-tool. She uses it to chisel at the human condition - and the effect is astonishing
Financial Times
Valerie Martin is a fleet-footed writer; you never quite know where she'll go next
Observer
Few have written so surprisingly, so convincingly as Valerie Martin about sexual obsession and the perverse twistings of the human heart
Margaret Atwood [Martin's] writing - so prized and clean limbed - is a marvel
Toni Morrison Valerie Martin is one of the best novelists we have
Jane Smiley The generosity of Martin's understanding opens every character to the full, astounding range of human possibility. Her revelations build mesmerizing excitement, a surprising kindness, and an unexpected sanity in the darkness
Washington Post Book World
An enrapturing and ruthless storyteller, Valerie Martin possesses a predator's ability to mesmerize her prey . . . Martin's tales of betrayal, obsession, connivance, and failure put the firepower back into art
Chicago Tribune
Martin is a vibrant force in American fiction
Times New Orleans