Shrines of Gaiety Doubleday 9780857526557 1926

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. At the heart of this glittering world is notorious 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 brings together a glittering cast of characters in a truly mesmeric novel that captures the uncertainty and mutability of life
of a world in which nothing is quite as it seems.

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Штрих-код: 9780857526557
Цвет: Синий
ISBN: 9780857526557
Объем: 436
Ширина: 160 мм
Длина: 240 мм
Высота: 38 мм
Автор: Аткинсон Кейт
Год: 2022
Вес: 670 г
Группа: Книги
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