Synopses & Reviews
This bold and exquisitely written novel is an historical epic sweeping from Paris to Paraguay -- based on the true story of a beautiful Irishwoman who in the 1860s became, briefly, the richest woman in the world.
About the Author
Anne Enright is the author of one collection of stories, The Portable Virgin (the Rooney Prize) and two previous novels, The Wig My Father Wore and What Are You Like? (winner of the Encore Award and shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award).