Book description
Building on the reputation she established so resonantly in her first novel, The Whirlpool, Jane Urquhart now takes the reader on a magical and daring voyage - one that leads from the English moors (where the memory of Emily Bronte is as dark as it is magical) to Venice and…
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1 author picked Changing Heaven as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Jane Urquhart never fails to astonish me with original stories and gorgeous writing. I have finished reading each of her books with the thought that it is my favorite of hers—until her next novel usurps its place.
Changing Heaven incorporates one of Urquhart’s favorite tropes: the blurring of time, reality, and memory. Present-day Ann, disappointed in love and fascinated by the paintings of Tintoretto; Arianna, a Victorian balloonist whose partner has betrayed her; and fiery Emily Bronte all share a narrow sweep of history that reveals the commanding intellect of each woman.
Much of the novel takes place on the…
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