Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon
- Indbinding:
- Paperback
- Sideantal:
- 260
- Udgivet:
- 12. februar 2023
- Størrelse:
- 140x15x216 mm.
- Vægt:
- 371 g.
- 8-11 hverdage.
- 6. december 2024
På lager
Normalpris
Abonnementspris
- Rabat på køb af fysiske bøger
- 1 valgfrit digitalt ugeblad
- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
- Ingen binding
Abonnementet koster 75 kr./md.
Ingen binding og kan opsiges når som helst.
- 1 valgfrit digitalt ugeblad
- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
- Ingen binding
Abonnementet koster 75 kr./md.
Ingen binding og kan opsiges når som helst.
Beskrivelse af Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon
Strap in for a rollicking descent into 18th-century London's queer underworld. William Dempsey rose from a life of thieving and prostitution to be the personal plaything of the Marquess of Argyll. Then, a betrayal sees him returned to the rough streets of London without patronage, his West End apartment, or a place among the ton.
So on a stormy night, he arrives at a bawdyhouse in Southwark - the house he worked in during his ascent and where he earned the name Blue Billy. Here he meets Tom, a quiet, conflicted man, who senses in Billy a kindred soul. The attraction is immediate, and they take the first, tentative steps towards each other. But soon Billy is struggling to understand Tom's motivations. And Tom's silences open the spaces for doubts to grow.
Then an echo from the past brings the promise of a much different future - a seductive young rogue arrives and asks Billy to return to his roots.
To the street language of vagabonds, the canting dialect of thieves.
To the schemes, and the dreams, of his youth.
By turns bawdy, heartfelt, and lyrical this true-to-language period piece is a visionary bildungsroman perfect for fans of Alexis Hall's A Lady for a Duke and Mackenzi Lee.
'I am a really big fan of what this author is doing with queer historical writing.'
- KJ Charles, author of The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
So on a stormy night, he arrives at a bawdyhouse in Southwark - the house he worked in during his ascent and where he earned the name Blue Billy. Here he meets Tom, a quiet, conflicted man, who senses in Billy a kindred soul. The attraction is immediate, and they take the first, tentative steps towards each other. But soon Billy is struggling to understand Tom's motivations. And Tom's silences open the spaces for doubts to grow.
Then an echo from the past brings the promise of a much different future - a seductive young rogue arrives and asks Billy to return to his roots.
To the street language of vagabonds, the canting dialect of thieves.
To the schemes, and the dreams, of his youth.
By turns bawdy, heartfelt, and lyrical this true-to-language period piece is a visionary bildungsroman perfect for fans of Alexis Hall's A Lady for a Duke and Mackenzi Lee.
'I am a really big fan of what this author is doing with queer historical writing.'
- KJ Charles, author of The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
Brugerbedømmelser af Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon
Giv din bedømmelse
For at bedømme denne bog, skal du være logget ind.Andre købte også..
Find lignende bøger
Bogen Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon findes i følgende kategorier:
© 2024 Pling BØGER Registered company number: DK43351621