Tulip Fever

Tulip Fever

by Deborah Moggach (Author)

Synopsis

Seventeenth-century Amsterdam is a city in the grip of tulip mania, basking in the wealth it has generated. Sophia's husband Cornelis, an ageing merchant, is among those grown rich from this exotic new flower. To celebrate, he commissions a talented young artist to paint him with his young bride. But as the portrait grows, so does the passion between Sophia and the painter; and as ambitions, desires and dreams breed an intricate deception, their reckless gamble propels their lives towards a thrilling and tragic conclusion.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: First Thus
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06 Jan 2000

ISBN 10: 0099288850
ISBN 13: 9780099288855
Book Overview: From the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Tulip Fever is now re-jacketed along with the rest of Deborah Moggach's books in gorgeous series style

Media Reviews
A tale of passion, obsession and deception, Deborah Moggach's Tulip Fever is undoubtedly a technically accomplished novel by an experienced author... Aesthetically pleasing in style, showered with metaphors and symbolic language. -- Beatrice Scudeler * Palatinate *
A scintillating story of lust, deception and retribution * Independent on Sunday *
A sumptuous and enthralling novel about art, love, illusion and money...with the denouement of a classic * The Times *
A story of love, deceit, changelings, and mistaken identity worthy of a Restoration dramatist -- Anna Pavord * Daily Mail *
A byzantine plot that hurtles towards disaster, while retaining the polished veneer of a Dutch interior * Harpers & Queen *
Author Bio
Deborah Moggach is the author of many successful novels including Tulip Fever and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which was made into a top-grossing film starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith. Her screenplays include the film of Pride and Prejudice, which was nominated for a BAFTA. She lives in Wales.