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Overview‘Enormously enjoyable’ Evening Standard ‘Charming’ The Times ‘What would you have me paint instead of a battle, Madame?’ Geneviève de Nanterre’s eyes gleamed. ‘A unicorn.’ Keen to demonstrate his new-found favour with the King, rising nobleman Jean le Viste commissions six tapestries to adorn the walls of his château. He expects soldiers and bloody battlefields. But artist Nicolas des Innocents instead designs a seductive world of women, unicorns and flowers, using as his muses Le Viste’s wife Geneviève and ripe young daughter Claude. In Belgium, as his designs spring to life under the weavers’ fingers, Nicolas is inspired once more – by the master weaver’s daughter Aliénor and her mother Christine. They too will be captured by his threads. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tracy ChevalierPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.210kg ISBN: 9780007172313ISBN 10: 0007172311 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 04 December 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'Beautifully written, I could not put it down! a tale of ambition, lust, betrayal and heartbreak!a compelling and enormously enjoyable work' Evening Standard 'On the academic front, here is the old Chevalier, exact and guarded, accurate and self-contained!On the erotic front, she positively explodes, the shy smiles of Pearl Earring replaced by a terrific torrent of carnal imagery, every sense invoked and appetite exploited' Guardian 'Tracy Chevalier gives the kiss of life to the historical novel' Independent 'With great insight, invention and a remarkable eye for detail, Chevalier breathes life into artists and artisans, their subjects and surroundings and, most important, their magnificent creations' Washington Post 'The story she weaves is as lush as the tapestries she describes, and her colorful characters leap off the page. A romantic, beautiful book' Booklist a Beautifully written, I could not put it downa | a tale of ambition, lust, betrayal and heartbreaka |a compelling and enormously enjoyable work' Evening Standard a On the academic front, here is the old Chevalier, exact and guarded, accurate and self-containeda |On the erotic front, she positively explodes, the shy smiles of Pearl Earring replaced by a terrific torrent of carnal imagery, every sense invoked and appetite exploiteda (TM) Guardian 'Tracy Chevalier gives the kiss of life to the historical novel' Independent a With great insight, invention and a remarkable eye for detail, Chevalier breathes life into artists and artisans, their subjects and surroundings and, most important, their magnificent creationsa (TM) Washington Post a The story she weaves is as lush as the tapestries she describes, and her colorful characters leap off the page. A romantic, beautiful booka (TM) Booklist 'A beautifully written tale, I could not put it down!an exquisite, moving and convincing story, drawing realistic and rounded characters who each tell their aspect of the tale. The theme of the five senses is woven into the plot so cleverly that our perception of the novel is sharpened!This is not just a novel about the creation of a work of art, but a tale of ambition, lust, betrayal and heartbreak!a compelling and enormously enjoyable work.' Evening Standard The Lady and the Unicorn will perhaps eclipse Pearl Earring. Guardian Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.tchevalier.comTracy Chevalier is the author of ten novels, including At the Edge of the Orchard, Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring, an international bestseller that has sold over five million copies and won the Barnes and Noble Discover Award. Born in Washington DC, in 1984 she moved to London, where she lives with her husband and son. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.tchevalier.comCountries AvailableAll regions |