The Suprise of Love
Pierre de Marivaux author Mike Alfreds translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:11th Aug '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
In this classic French drama, a young widow and a lovelorn chevalier find a love they never expected.
The beautiful Marquise has been left a widow tragically young... The handsome Chevalier has been deserted by the love of his life who has decided to take holy orders... Both have sworn never to lose their hearts again... Neither had reckoned with the surprise of love.
"""An elegant and well-honed drawing room comedy... a consummate example of a well-made play - complete with a set of French windows and an absence of loose ends - and, as such, is solidly entertaining"" 4 stars - ""Exeunt Magazine"" "Misery is not just amusing but captivatingly charming, in Michael Alfred's new version of Marivaux... is sheer sophistication... Piquant and perfectly polished entertainment" 4 stars - The Times"
ISBN: 9781849431835
Dimensions: 208mm x 128mm x 6mm
Weight: 140g
96 pages