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Book SynopsisOne of
Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year—a vertiginous gothic masterpiece from the best-selling author of
The Quincunx.
Trade Review"Palliser creates a deliciously gothic atmosphere...an enjoyable read for a misty autumn night." -- Stephanie Merrit - The Observer
"...Palliser’s hold on his narrative is enough to turn it into an exercise in pure form. As in a superior detective novel, character, scene and incidental detail fade away and all that remains is the thrill of the chase..." -- The Spectator
"Few historical novelists weave such complexly absorbing plots as Charles Palliser and
Rustication shows him delighting in his skill...a twisting, mesmerising story." -- The Sunday Times
"For Christmas I hope someone gives me a copy of Charles Palliser's new novel,
Rustication: for fans of
The Quincunx it's been a long, 15-year wait." -- Lucy Lethbridge, Books of the Year 2013 - The Observer
"...a supremely confident performance." -- Literary Review
"Palliser adds the modern pleasure of ambiguity to this rich and authentic confection of Gothic suspense." -- The Independent
"Palliser builds a sense of excitement with panache, tightening and knotting each strand of the web enclosing Richard with practised fingers, and he is an accomplished pasticheur of Victorian cadences." -- Financial Times
"Anybody who thought
The Quincunx's 1,248 pages were too much will rush back to it after reading this excellent [327]-page gothic pageturner." -- Patrick Neale, Bookseller's Choice - The Bookseller
"...cleverly done, with the reader left wondering right up to the end." -- The Metro
