โ Scribed by Hermione Eyre
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Nominated for the Folio Prize
The most celebrated beauty in seventeenth-century London, Venetia Stanley inspires Ben Jonson to poetry, paintings by Van Dyck to paint, and adoration from the masses. Stampedes follow her arrival in town. But as she approaches middle age, the attention turns to scrutiny. Herr adoring husband Sir Kenelm Digby - philosopher, alchemist and time-traveller - wishes she would age naturally, but Venetia discovers a potent and addictive elixir of youth, Viper Wine. Set on the eve of the English Civil War, and based on a true story, this brilliant novel asks a very contemporary question: what is the cost of beauty?
'Dazzling'Observer
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'Intoxicating'Independent on Sunday
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'Wickedly funny'The Times
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