{"product_id":"9781035400263","title":"Clairmont","description":"Author: Lesley McDowell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035400263\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**The spellbinding, bold new retelling of the story of Lord Byron and the Shelleys, from the perspective of Claire Clairmont, the incredible woman that history tried to forget.**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eClairmont\u003c\/i\u003e tells the sensuous hidden story of an influential historic woman.' Sara Sheridan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fair Botanists\u003c\/i\u003e Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absorbing, intoxicating page-turner about a woman who deserves to be remembered.' \u003c\/b\u003eJennifer Saint, author of \u003ci\u003eAriadne \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAtalanta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Riveting - a clever portrait of a fascinating, flawed heroine.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intimate and enlightening tale of one of Romanticism's forsaken muses - an artfully told story that lingers in the mind far beyond the last page' \u003c\/b\u003eSusan Stokes-Chapman, author of \u003ci\u003ePandora\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1816. A massive volcanic eruption has caused the worst storms that Europe has seen in decades, yet Percy and Mary Shelley have chosen to visit the infamous Lord Byron at his villa on Lake Geneva. It wasn't their idea: Mary's eighteen year old step-sister, Claire Clairmont, insisted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the reason for Claire's visit is more pressing than a summer escape with the most famous writers in the world. She's pregnant with Byron's child - a child Byron doesn't want, and scarcely believes is his own.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire has the world in her grasp. This trip should have given her everything she ever dreamed of. But within days, her life will be in ruins.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistory has all but forgotten her story - but she will not be silenced.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46454573007006,"sku":"ADS-9781035400263","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035400263.jpg?v=1769667910","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035400263","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}