The bestselling classic from a 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday). Journey to the glittering seventeenth-century court, and witness the rise and fall of young, charming Robert Merivel...

When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises quickly, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as 'paper groom' to the youngest of the King's mistresses. But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise...

'For a vivid - and funny - fictional re-creation of the era, Tremain's Restoration is hard to beat.' The Times

Rose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books.

The bestselling and much-loved classic from Orange Prize-winning Rose Tremain, Restoration introduces us to the young Robert Merivel and his rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society.

About the Author
Rose Tremain (Author, Introducer)
Rose Tremain's novels and short stories have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize (The Road Home), the Dylan Thomas Award (The Colonel's Daughter and Other Stories), the Whitbread Novel of the Year (Music & Silence) the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina in France (Sacred Country) and the South Bank Sky Arts Award (The Gustav Sonata). Her most recent novel is Lily, a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Rose Tremain was made a CBE in 2007 and a Dame in 2020. She lives in Norfolk and London with the biographer, Richard Holmes.



Reviews
For a vivid - and funny - fictional re-creation of the era, Tremain's Restoration is hard to beat. -- Robbie Millen * The Times *
Richly evocative novel. * BBC History Magazine *
Triumphant * Sunday Telegraph *
To be moved and impressed by a novel and yet so entertained, is rare -- Fay Weldon
A dazzling triumph... It is nothing less than superb * New York Times Book Review *



Book Information
ISBN 9780099598428
Author Rose Tremain
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 298g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 26mm