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Informationen zum Autor Matthew Plampin was born in 1975 and lives in London. He completed a PhD at the Courtauld Institute of Art and now lectures on nineteenth-century art and architecture. He is the author of two previous novels, The Street Philosopher and The Devil’s Acre. Klappentext A powerful novel, set in Victorian England, perfect for fans of THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER and THE SHADOW OF THE WIND. Ambitious young journalist Thomas Kitson arrives at the battlefields of the Crimea as the London Courier's man on the ground. It is a dangerous place, but Kitson is determined to make his mark. Two years later, as Sebastopol burns, Thomas returns to England under mysterious circumstances. Desperate to forget the atrocities of the Crimea, he takes a job as a 'street philosopher', a society writer reporting on the gossip of the day. But Thomas's past returns to haunt him in the most horrifying way... Zusammenfassung An elegant! powerful novel! set in Victorian England! a time not so different from our own... perfect for fans of THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER and THE SHADOW OF THE WIND
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Praise for THE STREET PHILOSOPHER:
'A galloping good story' The Times
'Lust, avarice, envy, revenge all play their part in this brilliantly told, well-paced story, which also begs the question, so relevant today, of just how close to action journalists and recorders of war should be allowed' Daily Mail
'Plampin's historical research is impressive, as is his command of detail....his true gift of descriptive power'
Independent on Sunday
