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The Snow Ball
The Dazzling Christmas Classic
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The Snow Ball
The scandalous cult classic with a new foreword by Eley Williams: when Anna is kissed by a masked figure at a New Year's Eve masquerade ball, a heady dance of seduction begins.
When Anna is kissed by a mysterious stranger at a masquerade ball, a dance of seduction begins ... 'A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat' (Sarah Waters); 'So original and refreshing' (Hilary Mantel)
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Superb ... Sheer artistic insolence. - Iris Murdoch
Brilliantly seductive... A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat. - Sarah Waters
London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of an eighteenth-century themed masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone, mourning her youth - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious masked figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a heady dance of seduction charged by other clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an erotic frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter...
A scandalous sensation in 1964, Brigid Brophy's The Snow Ball is a dazzling festive classic ripe to seduce a new generation of readers.
A magical capering beast by a comet in her day. - Terry Castle
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The Snow Ball by Brigid Brophy has been praised for its wit and stylistic daring, with some critics calling Brophy one of the most unusual and clever British writers. The book is described as both sensual and intelligent, offering a mix of decadent humour and profound melancholy. Set against the backdrop of a masked ball, the novel explores themes of love and mortality, with its playful yet adult-like narrative.
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ISBN: 9780571362875
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 November 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Contributors:
- Introduction by Eley Williams
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 189g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
Brigid Brophy (1929-1995) was a prize-winning British novelist, critic, and political campaigner, championing causes as diverse as gay rights, pacifism, vegetarianism, and aetheism. A provocative public intellectual in the 1960s, she was a celebrated literary name and byword for controversy. Openly bisexual, she was sent down from Oxford for 'excessive carousing' before marrying Michael Levey, Director of the National Gallery, in 1954. Brophy published her acclaimed debut, Hackenfeller's Ape, in 1953, followed by multiple novels including The King of a Rainy Country, Flesh, The Finishing Touch, The Snow Ball, and In Transit, as well as critical studies of Mozart, Aubrey Beardsley, and Ronald Firbank, among others.
Eley Williams lectures at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her short story collection Attrib. and Other Stories won the James Tait Black Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize and was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. Her debut novel, The Liar's Dictionary, was published in July 2020.
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