Synopses & Reviews
To dissolve a dreadfully mistaken union between two formidable egos: surely it should only take "a quiet adjustment"? Inspired by the actual biography of Lord Byron'"the greatest literary figure and most notorious sex symbol of his age'"Benjamin Markovits reimagines Byron's marriage to the capable, intellectual, and tormented Annabella and the scandal that broke open their lives and riveted the world around them: Byron's incestuous relationship with his impetuous half-sister, Gus. Their very different understandings of love and obligation lead them all'"and the reader'"headlong to a devastating conclusion.
Acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic for his memorable prose and acute sense of character, Markovits here sets a new standard for the literary historical novel. A Quiet Adjustmentis at once immersed in its period, an homage to Byron and his work, and a thoroughly modern fiction in the psychologically incisive vein of Ian McEwan and Colm T"ibn.
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A psychological masterpiece. Amy Mathieson
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Eloquent. . . . Annabella stands at the center of the narrative--a beautifully drawn character, portrayed with moral clarity as well as complexity. The Scotsman
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A psychological masterpiece. --Amy Mathieson
Synopsis
In his "Byron trilogy," Benjamin Markovits lovingly reinvents the nineteenth-century novel, true to its perfect prose, penetrating insight, and simmering passions. Inspired by the actual biography of Lord Byron--the greatest literary figure and most notorious sex symbol of his age--Markovits re¬imagines Byron's marriage to the capable, intellectual, and tormented Annabella and the scandal that broke open their lives and riveted the world around them: Byron's incestuous relationship with his impetuous half-sister, Gus. Their very different understandings of love and one's obligations to society lead them all--and the reader--headlong to a devastating conclusion.
Synopsis
Inspired by the actual biography of Lord Byron, Markovits reimagines Byron's marriage to the capable, intellectual, and tormented Annabella and the scandal that broke open their lives: Byron's incestuous relationship with his impetuous half-sister, Gus.
Synopsis
"A first-rate example of a literary historical novel."--Regan Upshaw,
About the Author
Benjamin Markovitsgrew up in Texas and London, where he now lives. He teaches at the University of London. He also contributes to the New York Times, The Paris Review, Granta, the Times Literary Supplement, and other publications.