Bøger af Rose Tremain

A seductive new collection from the author of varied, engrossing, and . . . astonishing fiction (Richard Eder, Boston Globe)."

In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. His sister, Audrun, alone in her bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life.

A masterful collection of short stories from the prize-winning and bestselling Rose Tremain. Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American for whom Edward Vlll abdicated the throne, is on her deathbed in her Paris flat, closely guarded by her lawyer who will not allow her any visitors.

Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity. Abandoning his farm and family, he sets off alone for the new gold-fields over the Southern Alps, a moral wilderness where many others, under the seductive dreams of 'the colour', are violently rushing to their destinies.

Valentina slowly casts a spell over Lewis, but when her past begins to encroach on all their lives and, as this enchanted world is gradually lost, Lewis is driven on a terrifying quest.

Set in a disturbing dreamlike version of Regency London, this story features a young italian clockmaker who contrives a magical means, not only of repairing time, but also of unlocking the mechanism of sexual happiness.

'The best thing from Denmark since Hamlet.' John Julius NorwichIn the year 1629, a young English lutenist named Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra.

I den lille landsby Swaithey i Suffolk er det bedst at nøjes med at drømme og lade være med at stikke for meget ud. Det er svært for Mary Ward, der allerede som seksårig har fået et glimt af den dreng, der gemmer sig i hendes pigekrop. For Mary bliver det en lang kamp at finde lykken og få de kønsskifteoperationer, der skal gøre hende til den, hun virkelig er. "Lukket land" tegner et tidsbillede fra årene 1950-1980, og romanens store persongalleri reagerer vidt forskelligt på Marys beslutning om at blive til Martin.Rose Tremain (f. 1943) er en britisk forfatter. Hendes romaner og noveller er udgivet i mere end 25 lande, og hun har vundet adskillige priser for sine bøger. Rose Tremain har desuden undervist i skrivekunst ved University of East Anglia.