The Romantic

Cashel Greville Ross is a soldier, farmer, felon, writer, father, and lover who experiences all the vicissitudes of life and discovers who he truly is. This is the romance of life itself, and the beating heart of The Romantic.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Cashel Greville Ross, born in 1799, embarks on a remarkable journey through life, experiencing a myriad of lives that span joy and devastation, luck and unexpected loss. His journey takes him from County Cork to London, from Waterloo to Zanzibar, as he seeks fortune across continents in times of war and peace. In a moral dilemma in a village in Sri Lanka, as part of the East Indian Army, Cashel faces a profound choice that will shape his destiny. He then enters the world of the Romantic Poets in Pisa, where he meets a woman who will remain etched in his heart forever. As he traverses the globe as a soldier, farmer, felon, writer, father, and lover, Cashel witnesses the full spectrum of life's vicissitudes. Through the turbulent upheaval of the nineteenth century, he discovers his true self, unraveling the intricate tapestry of his existence. This captivating novel by William Boyd, hailed as one of Britain's finest and most beloved writers, unfolds as an intimate yet panoramic tale set across the nineteenth century. Picaresque, overflowing with heart and emotion, Boyd showcases his exceptional storytelling prowess at its finest. The Guardian praises Boyd as "one of our best contemporary storytellers," while the Sunday Times hails him as "simply the best realistic storyteller of his generation." Sebastian Faulks also lauds him as "simply the best."

Weight: 336g
Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241994078