Barbara Trapido: Juggling, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

Die zwei Schwestern Christina und Pam, kaum ein Jahr auseinander geboren, wachsen in New York auf. Während Pam groß und dunkelhaarig ist, ist Christina klein und blond. Als die beiden nach England auf ein Internat kommen, lernen sie Peter und Jago kennen - dies ist die Geschichte der vier. B Published by the first time by Bloomsbury Pbks alongside her other classic novels / These series of books will have linked jackets to create an appealing and magical collection for Trapido fans, whilst being able to stand out distinctly on their own.
S The highly acclaimed novel and sequel to I Temples of Delight / I by bestselling and much-loved novelist Barbara Trapido

Beschreibung

Sparky Christina and her saintly adopted sister Pam couldn't be more different. And when they meet similarly mismatched friends Jago and Peter, the four embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences and eleventh-hour entrances interrupted one disastrous Halloween when schoolboy revelry turns horribly wrong. Three years on, as Christina analyses the wit, cruelty and crossed genders of Shakespearean comedy, the cast of her own life reunites and the curtain falls on some gloriously unexpected partnerships.

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'A brilliant book' - Mary Wesley, Daily Mail

'She is simply dynamite . There are no apparent bounds to Trapido's skill, her inventiveness and her knowledge' - Philip Hensher, Guardian

Sparky Christina and her saintly adopted sister Pam couldn't be more different. And when they meet similarly mismatched friends Jago and Peter, the four embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences and eleventh-hour entrances interrupted one disastrous Halloween when schoolboy revelry turns horribly wrong.

Three years on, as Christina has made it to Oxford to study English. While she analyses the wit, cruelty and crossed genders of Shakespearean comedy, the cast of her own life reunites and the curtain falls on some gloriously unexpected partnerships.

'Juggling by Barbara Trapido is, I think, already well known but it should be even more so. It has the best piece of Shakespeare criticism in it I've ever read' - Katherine Rundell, Guardian 'A joy to read . Supremely skilful' - Observer 'She weaves a cat's cradle of wit and erudition around her high-stepping characters, take breath-taking risks and triumphs against all the odds' - Independent