Descriere: Set in Oxford in the 1660s - a time and place of great intellectual, religious, scientific and political ferment - this remarkable novel centres around a young woman, Sarah Blundy, who stands accused of the murder of Robert Grove, a fellow of New College.
Page dim. 195 x 130 x 37
Weight: 510 grams
Autori: Pears Iain | Editura: Vintage Publishing | Anul aparitiei: 1998 | ISBN: 9780099751816 | Numar de pagini: 704 | Categorie: Fiction
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