Birdcage Walk
“Birdcage Walk” by Helen Dunmore, published by Thorpe, Isis in 2018, is a historical narrative set against the backdrop of political turmoil in Europe during 1792. The story follows Lizzie Fawkes, who has been raised in radical circles, eagerly observing the unfolding events of the French Revolution. Recently married to John Diner Tredevant, a property developer invested in Bristol’s housing boom, Lizzie faces the challenges of her husband’s ambitions amidst the looming threat of social upheaval and war.
Readers will find a complex exploration of personal and societal conflict as Lizzie navigates her marriage and the expectations placed upon her. Diner’s desire to control Lizzie’s independent spirit intensifies in an environment marked by public violence and private terror. As his plans for a grand terrace come under threat, Lizzie’s struggle for autonomy becomes increasingly perilous, highlighting the tensions between personal freedom and societal constraints. This edition spans 408 pages and is presented in English.
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It is 1792, and Europe is seized by political turmoil and violence. Lizzie Fawkes has grown up in radical circles where each step of the French Revolution is followed with eager idealism. But she has recently married John Diner Tredevant, a property developer who is heavily invested in Bristol’s housing boom, and he has everything to lose from social upheaval and the prospect of war. Soon his plans for a magnificent terrace built above the two-hundred-foot drop of the Gorge come under threat. Diner believes that Lizzie’s independent, questioning spirit must be coerced and subdued. She belongs to him: law and custom confirm it, and she must live as he wants. In an atmosphere of public and private violence, resistance and terror, Diner’s passion for Lizzie darkens until she finds herself dangerously alone…
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