Briefly, A Delicious Life
22 June 2023Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize
'Wildly seductive' – Sarah Waters
'Exquisite' – New York Times
'Deeply enjoyable' – Daily Telegraph
Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens is a story about breaking convention, and about love – secret, forbidden, unrequited.
Blanca has been dead for a few centuries when she falls in love – instantly and devotedly – with celebrated novelist George Sand....
Details
22 June 2023336 pages
9781529083446Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A luscious, multi-sensory bewitchment of a book - Stevens’ writing rings with wit and surpriseKiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies
I found myself floored by the astonishing freshness of this historical novel . . . A shining work of art, but so deftfully, gracefully done, that it was a struggle to stop myself from turning the pages. Nell Stevens is an original, whose touch is as deft as it is masterfulElizabeth Macneal, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory
Stevens is brilliant at describing desireGuardian
Deeply enjoyable, guilefulTelegraph
