by Benjamin Markovits (Author)
Nineteen-year old Annabella Milbanke, visiting London for the swirl of parties and engagements of the season, is introduced to Byron at a waltz. He has just published Childe Harold, and is surrounded by a crowd of admirers, one of whom is his half-sister Augusta Leigh. Annabella and Byron fall in love, but Augusta's unwelcome presence in their relationship becomes increasingly unbearable. Caught up in a potentially scandalous love triangle, Annabella must decide whether following her heart is the most dangerous thing she has ever done...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 10 Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 0571233341
ISBN 13: 9780571233342
Book Overview: A Quiet Adjustment by Benjamin Markovits is a heart-rending novel of the infamous literary menage a trois between Byron, his wife - and his sister.