A Likeness

A Likeness

by SoniaOverall (Author)

Synopsis

A wonderful, rich, absorbing historical novel following the fortunes of a struggling artist around the courtly world of Elizabethan London. We are in Norfolk during the twenty-second year of Elizabeth I's reign. An ambitious young painter strikes out from his humble beginnings for the teeming City of London. Haunted by the image of his bride's gruesome death, and fuelled by his desire to portray the splendour of life, he sets his sights on a place at the Queen's glittering court. Yet talent alone does not open the doors to royal favour, and the artist is thrown into the petty intrigues and rivalries of the English portrait schools. Here he meets Kat, a legendary courtesan with an unusual proclivity for paint. Their complex alliance leads them into a world of bribery, politics and power, and a court peopled by the most celebrated figures of the age. 'A Likeness' is a masterly portrayal of Elizabethan England, the lives of noblemen and servants, artists and courtesans. It is also a deliciously erotic tale of two young people's desires and a complex thriller of intrigue and double-dealing.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Published: 05 Jul 2004

ISBN 10: 0007164726
ISBN 13: 9780007164721

Author Bio
SONIA OVERALL grew up in Ely and later moved to Canterbury, where she studied Literature and Philosophy. She lives in Kent, with her husband, a fine artist. This is her first novel.