Bloomsbury Publishing, 1997, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First
217 pp., printed dustwrapper with a clear celophane insert that frames the picture printed onto the boards beneath. Chesnut coloured place marker. Page edges have started to brown. "Set in the late 1850s in France and Algeria, Brian Moore's stunning new novel blends political intrigue, moral enquiry and the unforgettable portrait of a Lady -- all trademarks of Moore's award-winning fiction. Emmeline Lambert is married to an illusionist sent by Napoleon III to persuade the Arabs -- poised for holy war and in thrall to charismatic leaders -- that France's might and Magic are the greater. Emmeline begins to feel like an illusionist herself, when she dazzles the Emperor and then sheds her inhibitions along with flimsy notions of patriotism and propriety in the hot glare of the Algerian sun." -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0747537186. ISBN/EAN: 9780747537182. Inventory No: 0204736.
217 pp., printed dustwrapper with a clear celophane insert that frames the picture printed onto the boards beneath. Chesnut coloured place marker. Page edges have started to brown. "Set in the late 1850s in France and Algeria, Brian Moore's stunning new novel blends political intrigue, moral enquiry and the unforgettable portrait of a Lady -- all trademarks of Moore's award-winning fiction. Emmeline Lambert is married to an illusionist sent by Napoleon III to persuade the Arabs -- poised for holy war and in thrall to charismatic leaders -- that France's might and Magic are the greater. Emmeline begins to feel like an illusionist herself, when she dazzles the Emperor and then sheds her inhibitions along with flimsy notions of patriotism and propriety in the hot glare of the Algerian sun." -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0747537186. ISBN/EAN: 9780747537182. Inventory No: 0204736.