AT THE SIGN OF THE STAR

A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

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The tale of a bookseller's daughter
Meg Moore is the motherless and only child of a bookseller with a thriving business in Restoration London-and that makes her an heiress. She knows that someday she will have her pick of suitors, and that with the right husband she can continue in the book trade and be friends with wits and authors, as her father is. But Mr. Moore's unexpected marriage throws all Meg's dreams into confusion. Meg resists the overtures and edicts of her stepmother with a cleverness equaled only by her fierceness, but in spite of it all her rival's belly soon swells with what Meg fears will be her father's new heir. Meg seeks wisdom from almanacs and astrologers, plays and books of jests, guides for ladies and guides for midwives. Yet it is through her own experience that she finds a new matrimony with which to face her unknown future. This vibrant novel recreates a lively and fascinating historical period when women claimed a new and more active role in London's literary scene.

Product Info

ISBN: 0374304491

ISBN-13: 9780374304492

Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux.

Year: 2000

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

Seller Info

KathmanduBooks

Address: 3244 Coleus Ct. Winter Park, Florida

Website: https://www.kathmandubooks.com

Country: United States