Book Details
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Delivery in 14 days
Shortlisted for the 2019 Historical Writers'' Association''s HWA Debut Crown award
One of Stylist''s must-read books of 2018
''Original and charming, joyous and funny.'' Tessa Hadley
''...[this] debut novel sweeps us away to the world of Ursula Flight, wannabe actress and playwright in 17th-century Britain. Ursula is a spirited and funny protagonist.'' Sarah Shaffi, Stylist
''ON THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1664, A GREAT LIGHT BLOOMED IN THE DARK SKY...''
Born on the night of a bad-luck comet, Ursula Flight has a difficult destiny written in the stars. Growing up with her family in the country, she is educated by a forward-thinking father who enables her to discover a love of reading, writing and astrology. Ursula dreams of becoming a famous playwright, but is devastated to learn she must instead fulfil her family''s expectations and marry. Trapped and lost, Ursula plots her escape - but her freedom will come at a price.
As Ursula''s dangerous desires play out, both on and off the stage, she''s flung into a giddy world of actors, aristocrats and artistic endeavours which will change her life irrevocably.
A gutsy coming-of-age story about a spirited young woman struggling to lead a creative life, this uplifting tale vividly evokes the glittering world of Restoration-era theatre. For anyone who has ever tried to succeed against the odds, The Illumination of Ursula Flight is an inspiring journey of love and loss, heartbreak and all-consuming passion. This is a debut pulsating with life for readers of Jessie Burton, Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry.
Get The Illumination of Ursula Flight by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Allen & Unwin and it has pages.
