About the book a mysterious portrait ignites an antiquarian bookseller s search through time and the works of shakespeare for his lost love guaranteed to capture the hearts of everyone who truly loves books, the bookmans tale is a former bookseller s sparkling novel and a delightful exploration of one of literatures most tantalizing mysteries with echoes of shadow of the wind and a. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. But when he opens an eighteenthcentury study on shakespeare forgeries, he is shocked to. Lovett knows his stuff about shakespeare, rare books, and the passions that both inspire, and he weaves from these a delicious tale of love, loss. The bookman s tale opens with peter byerly, an american antiquarian bookseller temporarily residing in england, opening a book on shakespearean forgeries written in 1796 in a rare book shop at hayonwye, and finding a fourinches square painting of his wife amanda. A novel of old books, unexpected love, and jane austen. Read download the bookmans tale a novel of obsession pdf. A novel of obsession kindle edition published june 26th 20 by text publishing kindle edition, 368 pages. After the death of his wife, peter byerly, a young antiquarian bookseller, relocates from the states to the english countryside, where he hopes to rediscover the joys of life through his passion for collecting and restoring rare books.
The bookmans tale a novel of obsession by charlie lovett. Courier mail for bibliophiles everywhere, this is a joyous mystery from the present day to victorian england and back to shakespearean england. See more ideas about books, writing a book and romance. A mysterious portrait ignites an antiquarian booksellers search through time and the works of shakespeare for his lost love. A novel of obsession is a viking adult publication. A novel of obsession ebook written by charlie lovett.
Guaranteed to capture the hearts of everyone who truly loves books, the bookmans tale is a former booksellers sparkling novel and a delightful. I would like to thank the publisher and edelweiss for the digital copy of this book. Lovetts novel, the bookmans tale, is a marvelous new shakespearean mystery. The mystery of the watercolors origins felt deeply personal and peter could already feel curiosity and grief melding into obsession. The book selected for the 2017 big read wichita is the latehomecomer. From the new york times bestselling author of the bookmans tale comes a new novel about an obsessive bibliophiles quest through time to discover a. Guaranteed to capture the hearts of everyone who truly loves books, the bookmans tale is a former booksellers sparkling novel and a delightful exploration of one of literatures most tantalizing mysteries with echoes of shadow of the wind and a. Peter leaves the united states for kingham, oxforshire, england. The bookmans tale is a homage to antiquarian book collectors, a journey in grief, a whodunnit and more rolled into one.
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