· Early in “The Stockholm Octavo,” a wily customs agent and inveterate gambler named Emil Larsson receives an order from his supervisor: every Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. · December 4, At first blush, Karen Engelmann’s debut novel, “ The Stockholm Octavo,” sounds like Ambien in paper form: It’s a costume drama Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. The Stockholm Octavo, was published by Ecco Press in and translated to 14 languages. Currently at work on a polished draft of the novel Miss Hall's Last Costume and a sloppy first of Midtown. There's more on the info page, but this is plenty for now. Cheers! Queries? Comments? Contact me at: info@www.doorway.ru
In Karen Engelmann's deliciously sly first novel, fortune lies behind each turn of the cards. "The Stockholm Octavo" is as arch as a conversation with a graduate of the Uzanne's school. Karen Engelmann, writer and illustrator. Historical fiction. Stockholm. Gustav III. 18th century. The Stockholm Octavo, Fortune telling. Folding fans. , Writerly. The Stockholm Octavo Karen Engelmann, HarperCollins pp. ISBN Summary Life is close to perfect for Emil Larsson, a self-satisfied bureaucrat in the Office of Customs and Excise in Stockholm. He is a true man of the Town—a drinker, card player, and contented bachelor—until one evening when Mrs. Sofia Sparrow, a.
The Stockholm Octavo, was published by Ecco Press in and translated to 14 languages. Currently at work on a polished draft of the novel Miss Hall's Last Costume and a sloppy first of Midtown. There's more on the info page, but this is plenty for now. Cheers! Queries? Comments? Contact me at: info@www.doorway.ru A masterwork of historical fiction in the vein of Patrick Suskind’s classic novel, Perfume, Karen Engelmann’s The Stockholm Octavo is mysterious and romantic—as magical and enthralling as The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern—and features a brilliant and unforgettable cast of extraordinary characters. The Stockholm Octavo is an excellent historical novel, set during the final years of King Gustav III, before he was assassinated in He was a great king for Sweden and ushered in an era of enlightenment when he decreased the power of the nobility and increased that of the commoners.
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