{"product_id":"the-quincunx-9780345371133","title":"The Quincunx","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary modern novel in the Victorian tradition, Charles Palliser has created something extraordinary--a plot within a plot within a plot of family secrets, mysterious clues, low-born birth, high-reaching immorality, and, always, always the fog-enshrouded, enigmatic character of 19th century--London itself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"So compulsively absorbing that reality disappears . . . One is swept along by those enduring emotions that defy modern art and a random universe: hunger for revenge, longing for justice and the fantasy secretly entertained by most people that the bad will be punished and the good rewarded.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A virtuoso achievement . . . It is an epic, a \u003ci\u003etour de force, \u003c\/i\u003ea staggeringly complex and tantalizingly layered tale that will keep readers engrossed in days. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Quincunx \u003c\/i\u003ewill not disappoint you. It is, quite simply, superb.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A bold and vivid tale that invites the reader to get lost in the intoxicating rhythms of another world. And the invitation is irresistible.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkable book . . . In mood, color, atmosphere and characters, this is Charles Dickens reincarnated . . . It is an immersing experience.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To read the first pages is to be trapped for seven-hundred odd more: you cannot stop turning them.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Few books, at most a dozen or two in a lifetime, affect us this way. . . . For sheer intricacy and ingenuity, for skill and clarity of storytelling, it is the kind of book readers wait for, a book to get lost in.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Palliser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345371133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/18\/2010 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Palliser's \u003c\/b\u003ehistorical novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Quincunx\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Unburied, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRustication\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has been translated into a dozen languages. Palliser's \u003ci\u003eThe Quincunx\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Sue Kaufman Prize by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He has written plays for BBC Radio and the stage. Prior to becoming a full-time writer in 1990, he taught literature and creative writing at universities in the UK and the USA. A graduate of Oxford University, Palliser lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44467820527830,"sku":"9780345371133","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/products\/img_533e411b-d6ea-468e-8c61-3ed9b0434c11.jpg?v=1694536875","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/the-quincunx-9780345371133","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}