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The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble

The Red Queen

by Margaret Drabble
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  • Oct 1, 2004, 352 pages
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  • Oct 2005, 348 pages
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A beautifully told and ingeniously constructed novel.

Selected Reviews:
'With her usual deftness and clarity, Drabble crosses cultures and centuries...engrossing and provocative' - Kirkus Reviews.
'A deliciously evocative tale of palace intrigue...one of the most inventive works of fiction in recent memory' - San Francisco Chronicle.

This review first ran in the October 19, 2005 issue of BookBrowse Recommends.

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