Merivel

<p><b>‘One of the great imaginative creations in English literature’ <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><b><br>A dazzling novel of loyalty and dreams set in Restoration England.</b><br><br>The gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone and Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to King Charles II, sets off for the French court in search of a fresh start. But royal life at the Palace of Versailles – all glitter in front and squalor behind – leaves him in despair, until a chance encounter with the seductive Madame de Flamanville, allows him to dream of a different future. <br><br>But will that future ever be his? Summoned home urgently to attend to the ailing King, Merivel finds his loyalty and skill tested to their limits.<br><br><b>Rose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books.</b><br><b><br><u>PRAISE FOR <i>MERIVEL</i><br></u></b>‘This book is richly marbled with intelligence, compassion and compelling characters’ <i>The Times</i><br><b>'Magnificent story-teller' <i>Independent on Sunday</i><br></b>‘Wonderfully entertaining’ Michael Holroyd, <i>Guardian</i> Books of the Year</p> <p><b>‘One of the great imaginative creations in English literature’ <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><b><br>A dazzling novel of loyalty and dreams set in Restoration England.</b><br><br>The gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone and Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to King Charles II, sets off for the French court in search of a fresh start. But royal life at the Palace of Versailles – all glitter in front and squalor behind – leaves him in despair, until a chance encounter with the seductive Madame de Flamanville, allows him to dream of a different future. <br><br>But will that future ever be his? Summoned home urgently to attend to the ailing King, Merivel finds his loyalty and skill tested to their limits.<br><br><b>Rose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books.</b><br><b><br><u>PRAISE FOR <i>MERIVEL</i><br></u></b>‘This book is richly marbled with intelligence, compassion and compelling characters’ <i>The Times</i><br><b>'Magnificent story-teller' <i>Independent on Sunday</i><br></b>‘Wonderfully entertaining’ Michael Holroyd, <i>Guardian</i> Books of the Year</p>