Description
At the end of his last adventure (Belle Nash and the Bath Souffle), Belle Nash was banished for four years to the island of Grenada. It is now 1835, and Belle has returned to Bath, glad to be back but pained by the absence of his most recent Caribbean love. His heartache leads to confusions when he meets Pablo Fanque, the Black equestrian acrobat from Norfolk who longs to set up his own circus. As a well-loved figure in Bath, Belle uses his influence to try and help, but has to run the gauntlet of Lord Servitude, the most hated man in England and a die-hard supporter of slavery. As ever, William Keeling's whimsical tale brings Belle, his gay hero, into a situation where comedy does not obscure stark moral issues to do with prejudice and bigotry that are as alive today as they were in Regency times.
About the Author
William "Bill" Keeling is a former foreign correspondent for the Financial Times and exposed a multi- billion-dollar corruption scandal in Nigeria. He eventually left journalism for chocolate, becoming co- owner of the historic chocolate company Prestat, but is still plotting his return to the true home of jollof rice. William lives and writes in Somerset. Belle Nash and the Bath Souffle is the first in what will be a four-part series. Stephen Games is publisher and editor of EnvelopeBooks and Booklaunch, the UK's biggest books magazine. He is the author of 15 nonfiction titles; Princess Brr-Rainy is his first screenplay. Stephen came to publishing after a lifetime reflecting on the creative arts. A former correspondent for The Guardian, documentary maker for the BBC and opinion writer for the Los Angeles Times, he studied Graphic Design and Architecture, taught as an adjunct professor at American and British universities and has a PhD from Cambridge University.
Reviews
Of the author's first novel: 'A real romp of a book - full of surprises!' (Alexander McCall Smith). 'Funny, clever, silly in the right way, and strangely moving in its unexpected ending. I love the alt-Regency Bath universe Keeling has built' (Jeanette Winterson). 'By turns incisive, outlandish and hilarious! ... There's a brilliance in The Gay Street Chronicles, half-modern, half-Dickensian' (Matthew Parris). 'Bravo! A rollicking tale of corruption, intrigue and romance. A racy read!' (Peter Tatchell). 'An unputdownable Regency frolic!' (Jane Ridley). 'A triumph!' (Michael Holman)
Book Information
ISBN 9781915023117
Author William Keeling
Format Paperback
Page Count 318
Imprint EnvelopeBooks
Publisher EnvelopeBooks
About the Author
William "Bill" Keeling is a former foreign correspondent for the Financial Times and exposed a multi- billion-dollar corruption scandal in Nigeria. He eventually left journalism for chocolate, becoming co- owner of the historic chocolate company Prestat, but is still plotting his return to the true home of jollof rice. William lives and writes in Somerset. Belle Nash and the Bath Souffle is the first in what will be a four-part series. Stephen Games is publisher and editor of EnvelopeBooks and Booklaunch, the UK's biggest books magazine. He is the author of 15 nonfiction titles; Princess Brr-Rainy is his first screenplay. Stephen came to publishing after a lifetime reflecting on the creative arts. A former correspondent for The Guardian, documentary maker for the BBC and opinion writer for the Los Angeles Times, he studied Graphic Design and Architecture, taught as an adjunct professor at American and British universities and has a PhD from Cambridge University.
Reviews
Of the author's first novel: 'A real romp of a book - full of surprises!' (Alexander McCall Smith). 'Funny, clever, silly in the right way, and strangely moving in its unexpected ending. I love the alt-Regency Bath universe Keeling has built' (Jeanette Winterson). 'By turns incisive, outlandish and hilarious! ... There's a brilliance in The Gay Street Chronicles, half-modern, half-Dickensian' (Matthew Parris). 'Bravo! A rollicking tale of corruption, intrigue and romance. A racy read!' (Peter Tatchell). 'An unputdownable Regency frolic!' (Jane Ridley). 'A triumph!' (Michael Holman)
Book Information
ISBN 9781915023117
Author William Keeling
Format Paperback
Page Count 318
Imprint EnvelopeBooks
Publisher EnvelopeBooks
