Shrines of gaiety : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 9780857526564
- ISBN: 0857526561
- ISBN: 9780857526557
- ISBN: 0857526553
- ISBN: 0593466322
- ISBN: 9780593466322
- ISBN: 0385547978
- ISBN: 9780385547970
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Physical Description:
394 pages : illustration ; 25 cm.
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary, etc.: | "The #1 national bestselling, award-winning author of Life after Life transports us to the dazzling London of the Roaring Twenties in a whirlwind tale of corruption, seduction, and debts that have come due. 1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time. The notorious queen of this glittering world is Nellie Coker, ruthless but also ambitious to advance her six children, including the enigmatic eldest, Niven, whose character has been forged in the crucible of the Somme. But success breeds enemies, and Nellie's empire faces threats from without and within. For beneath the dazzle of Soho's gaiety, there is a dark underbelly, a world in which it is all too easy to become lost. With her unique Dickensian flair, Kate Atkinson gives us a window in a vanished world. Slyly funny, brilliantly observant, and ingeniously plotted, Shrines of Gaiety showcases the myriad talents that have made Atkinson one of the most lauded writers of our time"-- |
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Subject: | Gangsters Fiction Families Fiction Nightlife Fiction Corruption Fiction Family-owned business enterprises Fiction Organized crime England London Fiction Nineteen twenties Fiction |
Genre: | Fictional Work Historical fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. Romans. |
Available copies
- 64 of 70 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at John P. Webster Library - West Hartford.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 70 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | PR 6051 .T56 S57 2022 (Text) | 30401147776466 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |