The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

Produktbeschreibung

KIRKUS PRIZE NOMINEE ONE OF NPRâ€ÖS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK FOR TEENS NEIBA NEW ENGLAND YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARD WINNER

Witty, romantic, and irresistible from the first line to the last, The Gentlemanâ€Ös Guide to Vice and Virtue is the unforgettable escapade of Lord Henry “Montyâ€� Montague, a charming young scoundrel who fully expects to carouse his way through his Grand Tour. However, Montyâ€Ös plan for one last hedonistic hurrah with his best friend and secret crush, Percy, quickly turns into a harrowing manhunt across eighteenth-century Europe. Truly a novel thatâ€Ös meant to be savored and not to be missed. 

Kritik

★ "The book's exquisite, bygone meter and vernacular sit comfortably on a contemporary shelf. And the friction of racism, tyrannical entitled politicians, and misguided disapproval of homosexuality also have a relevance rooted in current culture's xeno- and homophobia. Austen, Wilde, and Indiana Jones converge in this deliciously anachronistic bonbon." Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 

Autoreninfo

Lee, Mackenzi

Mackenzi Lee holds a BA in history and an MFA from Simmons College in writing for children and young adults. Her short fiction and nonfiction has appeared in Atlas Obscura, the Boston Globe, Crixeo, and the Newport Review, among others. Her debut novel, This Monstrous Thing, won the PEN New England-Susan P. Bloom Children's Book Discovery Award. Her second book, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, was a New York Times bestseller and an ABA bestseller, earned five starred reviews, was a #1 Indie Next Pick, and received a 2018 Stonewall Book Award Honor and a New England Book Award. She loves Diet Coke, sweater weather, and Star Wars. On a perfect day, she can be found enjoying all three. She currently calls Boston home, where she works as an independent bookstore manager and pets every dog she meets. (...)