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Lord of Misrule

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25th August 2011

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9780857386724

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Longlisted for the Orange Prize 2012.

He planned to steal with these horses, who were all better than they looked on paper. The trick was to get in and get out fast.

But could he really pull it off? Could he be that sure, could he count on being that lucky?

Listen carefully my dear. Lord of Misrule, he whispered loudly. Lord of Misrule, Margaret. Memorize that name.

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Reviews

Good Book Guide
'[Medicine Ed and Maggie] are among the vibrant characters peopling the seedy locations of this vivid story' Good Book Guide.
Independent
'Mesmerizing . . . Addictive' Independent.
Jane Smiley
'Such a beautifully written novel . . . Remarkable' Jane Smiley, author of Horse Heaven.
New York Times
'This novel is so assured, exotic and uncategorizable . . . an incontrovertible winner, a bona fide bolt from the blue' New York Times.
Sunday Telegraph
'Profoundly moving . . . A sure-fire winner' Sunday Telegraph.
Sunday Telegraph
'immerses the reader in an idiosyncratic world bursting with startlingly original characters' Sunday Telegraph.
Sunday Times
'An exuberant firecracker of a novel' Sunday Times.
Writer's Hub
'a highly original and untamed novel, full of surprises and daring' The Writer's Hub.