In this captivating novel by Priya Parmar, we follow Ellen "Nell" Gwyn, a spirited orange seller who rises from poverty to become a celebrated actress and the mistress of Charles II. Set in Restoration England, the story unfolds through various voices, revealing love, heartbreak, and the challenges of court life.
Priya Parmar Livres
Priya Parmar est une auteure dont les œuvres explorent les complexités des relations humaines et la quête d'identité. Avec un sens aigu du détail et de la profondeur psychologique, elle crée des personnages authentiques et aux multiples facettes. Son écriture est reconnue pour sa prose imaginative et sa capacité à entraîner les lecteurs dans les mondes intimes de ses personnages. Parmar aborde des thèmes tels que l'amour, la perte et les attentes sociales avec une perspective distinctive.



London, 1905. The city is alight with change and the Stephen siblings are at the forefront. Vanessa, Virginia, Thoby and Adrian are leaving behind their childhood home and taking a house in the leafy heart of avant-garde Bloomsbury. There they bring together a glittering circle of brilliant, artistic friends who will come to be known as the legendary Bloomsbury Group. And at the centre of the charmed circle are the devoted, gifted sisters: Vanessa, the painter and Virginia, the writer. Each member of the group will go on to earn fame and success, but so far Vanessa Bell has never sold a painting. Virginia Woolf's book review has just been turned down by The Times. Lytton Strachey has not published anything. E.M. Forster has finished his first novel but does not like the title. Leonard Woolf is still a civil servant in Ceylon, and John Maynard Keynes is looking for a job
Critical literacy in English literature
- 199pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Critical Literacy in English Literature argues for the inclusive practice of studying, implementing, and interpreting alternative texts and other materials using innovative pedagogies such as critical pedagogy and critical literacy when teaching high school English literature. The authors also provide sample lesson plans for novels commonly taught in the high school English classroom.