{"product_id":"frieda-9781473681026","title":"Frieda","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eHISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH AND PICK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary story of Frieda von Richthofen, wife of D. H. Lawrence and the inspiration for \u003ci\u003eLady Chatterley''s Lover.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Effervescent'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A convincing evocation of a remarkable woman''\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Clever and deeply humane'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elush and absorbing portrait of a fascinating woman who refused to compromise on what really matters: to be known, to love, to be beloved'' Polly Clark, author of \u003ci\u003eLarchfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGermany, 1907\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAristocrat Frieda von Richthofen has rashly married English professor Ernest Weekley. Visiting her sisters in Munich, she is captivated by a city alive with ideas of revolution and free love, and, goaded by sibling rivalry with her sisters and the need to be more than mother and wife, Frieda embarks on a passionate affair that is her s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbs has a healthy disregard for the \"great man\" theory of literary history, and \u003cb\u003ethis clever and deeply humane book enables Frieda to emerge from her husband's shadow\u003c\/b\u003e as she becomes fascinated by ideas of self-fulfilment and empowerment. With \u003cb\u003ea fine eye for period detail\u003c\/b\u003e, Abbs confirms her standing as \u003cb\u003eone of the best historical novelists today\u003c\/b\u003e. * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eAnnabel Abbs has done\u003cb\u003e a superb job \u003c\/b\u003eof chronicling Frieda's early life . . . Abbs is \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e at showing the tensions between Frieda's numbing role as mother to three children, and her desire to live a sensuous, vivid life . . . \u003cb\u003eI adored her\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEffervescent . . . a wonderful portrait of an extraordinary woman\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA convincing evocation of a remarkable woman\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003elushly written\u003c\/b\u003e second novel that contrives to be \u003cb\u003eat once mischievous and testing\u003c\/b\u003e. No reader will think of DH Lawrence in quite the same way again . . . Frieda emerges as a woman at once scandalously out of step with the #MeToo movement and wholly herself and it is this contradiction that gives Abbs's \u003cb\u003eexuberant \u003c\/b\u003enovel its compelling charge * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003elush and absorbing\u003c\/b\u003e portrait of a fascinating woman who refused to compromise on what really matters: to be known, to love, to be beloved. She, and all those connected with her, live and breathe in Abbs's\u003cb\u003e beautifully crafted\u003c\/b\u003e novel * Polly Clark, author of LARCHFIELD *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sharp new novel \u003c\/b\u003e... She emerges as a warm, intelligent woman in this \u003cb\u003enuanced, layered\u003c\/b\u003e portrait * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compassionately imagined tale\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant example of its genre\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003ci\u003eFrieda \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ehard to put down\u003c\/b\u003e thanks to its heroine's audacity and strength * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eWhen she meets the young writer, D. H. Lawrence, \u003cb\u003eshe falls so passionately in love that she gives up everything in order to be with him\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the \u003cb\u003etrue and fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e story of the real-life inspiration for \u003ci\u003eLady Chatterley's Lover\u003c\/i\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003eAbbs succeeds in portraying Frieda as a true bohemian and\u003cb\u003e the themes of gender, identity and class are as poignant here as they were in Lawrence's novel\u003c\/b\u003e. An important book with a strong narrative, it offers an insight into a woman's psyche and the many roles she played in society, in the home, and as a literary muse. \u003cb\u003eAn incredible piece of storytelling.\u003c\/b\u003e * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cb\u003efascinating \u003c\/b\u003elife of Frieda von Richthofen, wife of D.H. Lawrence and inspiration for \u003ci\u003eLady Chatterley's Lover\u003c\/i\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eIn her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Joyce Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, Annabel Abbs explored life in the shadows of literary fame. In her second, we are again in the sphere of early 20th-century literature, but with a very different protagonist who left her echoes in the often controversial works of D. H. Lawrence . . . \u003cb\u003eFrieda is an extraordinary woman\u003c\/b\u003e who incites remarkable passions in the men who love her . . \u003cb\u003ethe narrative is both skilful and restrained\u003c\/b\u003e throughout. \u003cb\u003eAnother absolutely superb novel from Annabel Abbs.\u003c\/b\u003e * Historical Novel Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e * Clare Clarke, author of In the Full Light of the Sun *\u003cbr\u003eAnother \u003cb\u003esuperbly written\u003c\/b\u003e biographical novel by an author who probes deep into her characters' lives in a way that makes them \u003cb\u003einstantly accessible\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eRush out and buy \u003ci\u003eFrieda\u003c\/i\u003e as soon as the shops are open.\u003c\/b\u003e * Sussex Express *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eenticing and well-constructed\u003c\/b\u003e story that is also a fine study of Edwardian social mores, female sexuality and political awakening. Frieda's struggle to find her place in the world -- balancing the love for her children with wanting to break free of stifling social constructs -- is \u003cb\u003eutterly compelling \u003c\/b\u003eand also feels \u003cb\u003erelevant to a modern audience\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGlorious!\u003c\/b\u003e * The Reading Agency *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrieda's complex character is brought vividly to life\u003c\/b\u003e, while the underlying debates about feminism and the nature of emancipation still resonate today. * Hexham Courant *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecompelling \u003c\/b\u003estory . . . Abbs' book brilliantly conveys the turmoil and anguish her choice (if indeed she felt she \u003ci\u003ehad \u003c\/i\u003eany choice) caused Frieda, and \u003cb\u003erecreates her complex, tumultuous inner world with skill, empathy and a refreshing lack of judgement\u003c\/b\u003e. * Viva Lewes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoignant .\u003c\/b\u003e . . Abbs' novel emphasises \u003cb\u003eFrieda's own sense of being a person in continual construction\u003c\/b\u003e * The Australian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrieda \u003c\/i\u003ereally is an outstanding novel . . . glorious, vivid and immersive\u003c\/b\u003e * Theresa Smith Writes blog *\u003cbr\u003eA read that combines literary research with a skill for creating a fascinating narrative, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrieda\u003c\/i\u003e breathes new life to a literary figure\u003c\/b\u003e, and sheds new light on a literary classic. \u003cb\u003eFascinating, beautifully written and hugely gripping\u003c\/b\u003e, it's a read that has changed my understanding of D.H. Lawrence, and comes highly recommended -- Luke Marlowe * The Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003eA picture of a woman . . . with a very open and naive heart, searching for something, yet never really finding her true \"self\" . . . a multi-faceted novel that \u003cb\u003edrew me in and took me on quite a journey.\u003c\/b\u003e * Trip Fiction *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739545645399,"sku":"9781473681026","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473681026.jpg?v=1720052552","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/frieda-9781473681026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}