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Named a Top 10 Historical Fiction Book of 2025 by the New York Times Book Review
Named a Best Book of the Year by Esquire, Kirkus, and the Chicago Tribune Biblioracle
Named a Best Historical Fiction Book and Best Audio Book of the Year by Bookpage
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Kane's remarkable excavation of this interlude, including real letters from Valpy, drips with juicy conflict and detail." --Los Angeles Times "A fable with heart and a searching investigation into what makes a marriage endure." --Boston Globe "A marvel of sharp concision." --Wall Street Journal "A daring book . . . fresh and beautiful." --Chicago Tribune The story acclaimed English author Penelope Fitzgerald never wrote, of her real-life journey to Mexico with her son in search of a much-needed inheritance, by Jessica Francis Kane, bestselling author of Rules for Visiting Penelope Fitzgerald's charming husband is a struggling alcoholic, the London literary magazine they edit together is on the brink of bankruptcy, and she is pregnant with their third child. When she receives a mysterious letter dangling the possibility of an inheritance, Penelope sees a creative and practical lifeline that might save them. Based on Fitzgerald's momentous 1952 trip to northern Mexico before she was famous, Jessica Francis Kane's brilliantly imagined Fonseca is both a treasure hunt and a love story. Blending history, biography, and fiction, Kane has created an enthralling world while telling a story about how far someone might go in pursuit of a dream.
Named a Best Book of the Year by Esquire, Kirkus, and the Chicago Tribune Biblioracle
Named a Best Historical Fiction Book and Best Audio Book of the Year by Bookpage
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Kane's remarkable excavation of this interlude, including real letters from Valpy, drips with juicy conflict and detail." --Los Angeles Times "A fable with heart and a searching investigation into what makes a marriage endure." --Boston Globe "A marvel of sharp concision." --Wall Street Journal "A daring book . . . fresh and beautiful." --Chicago Tribune The story acclaimed English author Penelope Fitzgerald never wrote, of her real-life journey to Mexico with her son in search of a much-needed inheritance, by Jessica Francis Kane, bestselling author of Rules for Visiting Penelope Fitzgerald's charming husband is a struggling alcoholic, the London literary magazine they edit together is on the brink of bankruptcy, and she is pregnant with their third child. When she receives a mysterious letter dangling the possibility of an inheritance, Penelope sees a creative and practical lifeline that might save them. Based on Fitzgerald's momentous 1952 trip to northern Mexico before she was famous, Jessica Francis Kane's brilliantly imagined Fonseca is both a treasure hunt and a love story. Blending history, biography, and fiction, Kane has created an enthralling world while telling a story about how far someone might go in pursuit of a dream.
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- Auteur(s):
- Uitgeverij:
Inhoud
- Aantal bladzijden:
- 272
- Taal:
- Engels
Eigenschappen
- Productcode (EAN):
- 9780593298855
- Verschijningsdatum:
- 12/08/2025
- Uitvoering:
- Hardcover
- Formaat:
- Genaaid
- Afmetingen:
- 148 mm x 215 mm
- Gewicht:
- 358 g
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