The Shadow King (A Novel) - 9780618485369
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Product Details
Author:
Jane Stevenson
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
320
Publisher:
HarperCollins (November 23, 2004)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9780618485369
ISBN-10:
0618485368
Weight:
9.09oz
Dimensions:
5.5" x 8.25" x 0.75"
Case Pack:
24
File:
hc-Metadata_Only_HarperCollins_US_Metadata_20260522051822-20260522.xml
Folder:
hc
List Price:
$18.95
As low as:
$14.59
Publisher Identifier:
P-HC
Discount Code:
A
Audience:
General/trade
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
Harper Perennial
Overview
In The Shadow King, Jane Stevenson illuminates the world of the intriguing Balthasar Stuart, the secret biracial child born of the illicit love between a queen of Bohemia and an exiled African prince. A gifted young doctor in the late seventeenth century, Balthasar struggles with very contemporary issues of identity, brought into play by his difficult heritage. Driven out of Holland by the plague, he makes his way first to the raffish, cynical world of Restoration London, where he encounters Aphra Behn, the English spy and sometimes playwright. He leaves to seek prosperity in colonial Barbados, a society marked by slavery and savage racism. Utterly absorbing and deeply perceptive, The Shadow King brings the past radiantly to life in people's habits of speech, their food and fashions, and their medical practices.
