The Smile of the Stranger
$22.50
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
The Paget family’s adventures begin in this Gothic regency romance from legendary author Joan Aiken.
When danger forces expatriate English gentlewoman Juliana Paget to flee her home in Italy, she embarks on a journey full of thrilling adventure. Nothing could have prepared her for outwitting a French mob, crossing the Channel in a hot air balloon, or fending off the advances of the fascinating Count Welcker.
Arriving in London just in time for her very first Season, Juliana is…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529093520 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 152909352X |
| Author: | Joan Aiken |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 23mm |
| Series: | The Paget Family Saga |
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Critics Review
The Smile of the Stranger would have won Miss Heyer’s complete approval – a regency Gothic romp stamped with Joan Aiken’s splendid wit, pace and sentiment * The Observer *
Joan Aiken has such fun when she writes that it’s infectious – gloriously exaggerated characters and plot are spiced by a dry wit which forbids one to take anything seriously at all * The Daily Telegraph *
Joan Aiken is a storyteller par excellence with an educated awareness of nineteenth-century English fiction * The Guardian *
One of those authentic storytellers who can make you gasp
* New York Times Book Review *Another top-notch confection from a first-class pastry cook!
* Kirkus Reviews *Intrigues, false identities and plots to marry the girl … for an evening of delightful adventures and misunderstandings you can’t do better * News Sentinel *
About The Author
Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken was born in Rye, Sussex in 1924, daughter of the American poet Conrad Aiken, and started writing herself at the age of five. Since the 1960s she wrote full time and published over 100 books. Best known for her children’s books such as The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Midnight is a Place, she also wrote extensively for adults and published many contemporary and historical novels, including sequels to novels by Jane Austen. In 1969 she won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for The Whispering Mountain, followed by an Edgar Allan Poe award for Night Fall in 1972, and was awarded an MBE for her services to children’s literature in 1999. Joan Aiken died in 2004.
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