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James Miranda Barry
James Miranda Barry
paperback
Published:
21 March, 2003
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Description
At the turn of the nineteenth century, ten-year-old James Miranda Barry enrolled as a medical student in Edinburgh, the start of a glorious career as a military surgeon. Across the Empire, Barry achieved fame not only as a brilliant physician, but also a legendary duellist and a celebrated social figure. But James Miranda Barry was also a woman. Her greatest achievement of all had been to 'pass' for a man for more than fifty years.
Patricia Duncker's novel tells Barry's story for the first time, in a richly inventive and entertaining tale of dark family secrets, adultery, questioned paternity and colonial history. It confirms her rare talent as a writer of profound ideas and immense storytelling power.
'A miracle of a book that is richly atmospheric and gains the murky excitement of a Victorian thriller ' Sunday Times
'A marvellous work . . . superbly imagined and flamboyantly written' Beryl Bainbridge
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780330371698 |
| ISBN10 | 033037169X |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 251 g |
| Product Dimensions | 25 x 198 x 130 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Picador |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | New Edit/Cover |