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Book SynopsisRose Tremain's novels and short stories have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize (
The Road Home), the Dylan Thomas Award
(The Colonel's Daughter and Other Stories), the Whitbread Novel of the Year (
Music & Silence) the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina in France (
Sacred Country) and the South Bank Sky Arts Award (
The Gustav Sonata). Her most recent novel is
Lily, a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Rose Tremain was made a CBE in 2007 and a Dame in 2020. She lives in Norfolk and London with the biographer, Richard Holmes.
Trade ReviewThe best thing from Denmark since Hamlet. * John Julius Norwich *
A magnificent novel... a brilliant book which will repay many readings * The Times *
She is the best historical novelist of her generation. She evokes the past with sensuality, wit and superb sleights of hand... The plot is ingenious...an unforgettable tapestry of Eros and of art -- A. N. Wilson
Tremain's achievement in Music & Silence is extraordinary ... A narrative as funny as it is compelling * Daily Telegraph *
Tremain weaves her web of stories with great visual flair and emotional acuity: This is a fabulous cacophony of passion and despair * Metro *
