Imposture

A Novel

By: Benjamin Markovits

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Paperback | 1 May 2007

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224 Pages

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Lord Byron was the greatest writer and most notorious, scandalous lover of his age an irresistible attraction for a sheltered, bookish, and passionate young woman like Eliza Esmond. Eliza believes she's met Byron on the doorstep of his publisher, and that her dreams have come true when he arranges to meet her in secret. But what if the man she believes to be Byron is someone else a look-alike named John Polidori, who once toured Europe as Byron's doctor? And if Polidori is the true author of a wildly successful book everyone believes to have been written by Byron, who is the real imposter? Stylish, subtle, and seductive, "Imposture" is about ambition, fantasy, the power of artistic greatness, and the consequences of celebrity by a gifted novelist of true talent. Reading group guide available."

Industry Reviews

"An intriguing mix of mistaken identities, thwarted ambition, and true and false love. The writing is meticulously authentic, yet reads like a dream. Every person can savor this book." -- Frances Sherwood, author of Night of Sorrows
"Imposture is the best-written novel of its kind since Penelope Fitzgerald's The Blue Flower, and I was thrilled by the way it moved and developed, shining a light into the dark corners of the Romantic period as well as into the life of one man and his dreams of selfhood. It's a beautiful piece of work." -- Andrew O'Hagan, author of Our Fathers
"This is one of those delicious novels that lingers in memory. Set in a meticulously evoked world of London during the nineteenth century, Imposture is about the immense radiance that genius of a certain kind will produce, and its eerie refractions as well." -- Jay Parini
"[A] masterful chronicle of a doomed 19th-century romance that begins in deception and ends in tragedy." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[A] tantalizing take on the agony of deceit....Markovits' meditation on the price of pretending brims with delightfully dry wit." -- Booklist

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