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Lightborne
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- Book Synopsis
- A stunning debut on queer love, betrayal and survival in Elizabethan England. Perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Maggie O'Farrell. ________________ 'Vivid, punchy, brilliantly original' SUNDAY TIMES 'Hugely impressive, visceral and moving' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Imaginative, atmospheric, and heart-poundingly tense' NEIL BLACKMORE _______________________ England, 1593. Kit Marlowe is one of London's most beloved playwrights. He lives audaciously, leaving lovers - and enemies - in his wake. But the city's streets are infested with spies. When Marlowe is arrested for treason, heresy and sodomy - all crimes punishable by death - old friends turn foes, bitter rivals emerge, and a stranger becomes Marlowe's dearest ally - if only he can be trusted. In an era where suspicion and duplicity rule, loyalty can be fatal. Richly atmospheric and tenderly imagined, Lightborne is the thrilling tale of an enigmatic, infamous character, and a love that flourishes from the margins. ______________ More praise for Lightborne 'Exerts a powerful pull' IRISH TIMES 'The kind of brilliant writing that rescues historical fiction from the museum' JOSEPH O'CONNOR 'A deeply impressive achievement, meticulously researched and fabulously rendered' NIALL BOURKE
- About The Author
- Hesse Phillips (she/they) was raised next-door to a chicken farm in rural Pennsylvania but now lives in Spain. Much of their early life was spent in the theatre, where they developed a love for Shakespeare and the other Elizabethan/Jacobean dramatists which carried over into academics, earning a BA in theatre history at Marlboro College, Vermont, and later a PhD in Drama from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. While writing their undergraduate thesis on Edward II, they also began working on a novel about Christopher Marlowe which would eventually become Lightborne. Hesse's poetry and prose have appeared in The Bridport Review, the �poque press �-zine, Roi Fain�ant Press, Emerge Literary Journal, Erato Magazine, and Pangyrus, among others. They are a proud graduate of Grub Street Boston's acclaimed Novel Incubator program.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781805460398
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books, (06 March 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 448
- Weight
- 0.3 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 199 x 129 x 41 mm
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