Here are three great historical novels in one volume.
HABITS OF THE HOUSE: Fay Weldon takes us inside an aristocratic household -- upstairs and downstairs -- in the last three months of the nineteenth century. Tea gowns are still laced with diamonds; there are still nine courses at dinner, but bankruptcy, war and social unrest loom.
THE SILVER THREAD: London, 1840. A young woman boards a prison ship bound for the other side of the world. Weaving death, love and adventure, The Silver Thread is plotted like a murder mystery, but narrated with the skill and style of a literary storyteller.
THE CONDUCTOR: Winter, 1941. The story of how Shostakovich and one valiant, bedraggled orchestra created a defining moment in the siege of Leningrad - the bloodiest seige in history - is a gripping testament to the life-affirming power of music.
Autorentext
FAY WELDON's credits include the pilot episode of the TV series Upstairs, Downstairs.
KYLIE FITZPATRICK's historical novels have been published in ten languages.
SARAH QUIGLEY has a D.Phil. in Literature from Oxford University.
Inhalt
Habits of the House.
The Silver Thread.
The Conductor.