Fair Exchange: A Novel

ISBN: 0312420374

Author: Roberts, Mich

Condition: New

Product DescriptionIn the early 1800s in a small village in rural France, a peasant woman named Louise summons her priest. Fearing she is about to die, Louise begins her final confession to the bored cleric and reveals a lifelong secret involving a famous woman writer, a young English poet, and a wicked and unusual crime. Inspired by the lives and loves of the eighteenth-century pioneer of women's rights, Mary Wollstonecraft, and her contemporary, William Wordsworth, Fair Exchange is a spellbinding and sensual novel of passion and guilt.ReviewA dazzling, unputdownable read...a deeply compelling narrative of dark secrets and intrigue. -Scotland on SundayMichle Roberts has written a memorable glowingfantasy, a deftly tapestried fable. -The Mail on Sunday (UK)Roberts is at her best when she writes about food and sex, about feelings and desires that cut across boundaries of time and class. A spirited and sensual novel. -The Sunday Times (London)Roberts makes wonderful play with notions of lineage and history...beautifully written. -Independent on SundayAbout the AuthorMichle Roberts divides her time between London and northern France. She is the author of several acclaimed novels, including The Looking Glass.