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It tells the story of the grotesquely crippled Harry Peake and his daughter Martha, their involvement with the mysterious anatomist Lord Drogo, the tragic events that separate them, and the subsequent flight of Martha to America at the dawning of the Revolution.
Jan 1, 2001 · Martha Peake: A Novel of the Revolution. Patrick McGrath. 3.32. 747 ratings88 reviews. A hypnotic tale of psychological suspense and haunting beauty. Set among the teeming streets and desolate wharves of Hogarth's London, then shifting to the powder-keg colony of Massachusetts Bay.
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The late 18th century. When the Byronic Harry Peake is disfigured in a tragic accident, he and his daughter, Martha, are forced to move from the wild coasts of Cornwall to the dank streets of London.
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May 1, 2002 · Harry and Martha move to London. Responsible for the fate of his dead wife, Harry is consumed by guilt, and, despite support and love from his daughter, enters a self-destructive spiral of alcoholism. McGrath pulls all the stops out to create an evocative, eighteenth century epic.
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction, United States Publisher London : Viking Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 743338522
May 14, 2002 · When an unspeakable calamity befalls her, Martha has no choice but to flee alone to America, which is on the brink of revolution. But she can't forget her father, who was alive when she fled, and the choices she makes as a result will make her a symbol of the revolution itself.
Jan 5, 2011 · Master storyteller Patrick McGrath--author of the critically acclaimed novel Asylum and a finalist for England's prestigious Whitbread Prize for fiction--once again spins a hypnotic tale of psychological suspense and haunting beauty.
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