Merivel: A Man of His Time by Rose Tremain

Merivel: A Man of His Time

Restoration #02

Rose Tremain

528 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

Description

The gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone. Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to Charles II, loved for his ability to turn sorrow into laughter, now faces the agitations and anxieties of middle age. Questions crowd his mind: has he been...

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