3 Great Historical Novels Habits of the House; The Silver Thread; The Conductor

✍ Scribed by Weldon, Fay; Fitzpatrick, Kylie; Quigley, Sarah

• Book ID: 108059511
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 4 MB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

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.