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Illumination of Ursula Flight
Illumination of Ursula Flight
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In the 17th century, Ursula Flight is a spirited and funny protagonist who dreams of becoming a famous playwright but must marry instead. She plots her escape and is flung into a world of actors, aristocrats, and artistic endeavors, which will change her life irrevocably. The Illumination of Ursula Flight is an inspiring journey of love and loss, heartbreak, and all-consuming passion.
\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 416 pages
\n Publication date: 03 January 2019
\n Publisher: Allen & Unwin
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Shortlisted for the 2019 Historical Writers Association's HWA Debut Crown award, One of Stylist's must-read books of 2018, Original and charming, joyous and funny. Tessa Hadley...[this] debut novel sweeps us away to the world of Ursula Flight, a wannabe actress and playwright in 17th-century Britain. Ursula is a spirited and funny protagonist. Sarah Shaffi, Stylist...
On the 15th day of December in the year of our Lord 1664, a great light bloomed in the dark sky. Born on the night of a bad-luck comet, Ursula Flight has a difficult destiny written in the stars. Growing up with her family in the country, she is educated by a forward-thinking father who enables her to discover a love of reading, writing, and astrology. Ursula dreams of becoming a famous playwright, but is devastated to learn she must instead fulfill her family's expectations and marry. Trapped and lost, Ursula plots her escape, but her freedom will come at a price.
As Ursula's dangerous desires play out, both on and off the stage, she is flung into a giddy world of actors, aristocrats, and artistic endeavors that will change her life irrevocably. A gutsy coming-of-age story about a spirited young woman struggling to lead a creative life, this uplifting tale vividly evokes the glittering world of Restoration-era theatre. For anyone who has ever tried to succeed against the odds, The Illumination of Ursula Flight is an inspiring journey of love and loss, heartbreak and all-consuming passion. This is a debut pulsating with life for readers of Jessie Burton, Sarah Waters, and Sarah Perry.
\n Weight: 398g\n
Dimension: 132 x 198 x 28 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781760632021\n
Edition number: Main\n
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