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Title: The Scandal of the Season
Author: Sophie Gee
Narrator: Richard Morant
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-22-11
Publisher: Random House AudioBooks
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
What would you do if you were faced with a dangerous temptation you feared you couldn't resist? The Scandal of the Season tells the story of the real-life seduction of the beautiful, clever Arabella Fermor by the charming, enigmatic nobleman Robert Petre, seventh Baron of Ingatestone. Arabella is in need of rich husband, but knows that girls have been ruined by risking an affair like the one she contemplates. The object of her desire is also flirting with a perilous Jacobite plot against Queen Anne. Watching the pair with a beady eye, is an outsider, a cripple, destined to become the genius of his age the poet Alexander Pope. He arrives in London from the country, burning with ambition. If he fails, he will be left destitute. But can he find a story for his next poem powerful enough to make his reputation?
A seductive novel about risk and dangerous liaisons in a time of Jacobite plots and Popish fears, when marriage was a market, and sex was a temptation fraught with danger, The Scandal of the Season is a brilliant, witty modern love-story set in 1711.
Sophisticated, sexy and hugely enjoyable, this dazzling debut novel is inspired by events that gave rise to the eras most celebrated satirical entertainment, The Rape of the Lock. The story plays out against the backdrop of 18th-century London: dirty, teeming street-life and glorious buildings, newly restored after the Great Fire; the River Thames, artery of Englands trade and commerce; masked balls, operas, eating houses, clandestine courtships and political intrigue.
Members Reviews:
Interesting Story, Weak Characters, But Worth the Read
I enjoyed "The Scandal of the Season" but it could have been better. The storyline was interesting, kept me turning the page but I think the characters were flat. The only one I even felt remotely invested in was Alexander Pope, probably because I was already familar with him. The author missed the opportunity to recreate 1711 London and the rest of the characters in a way that would appeal to a larger audience. Especially given that a lot of the characters actually existed and the story is based on a true story.
Sophie Gee clearly knows her subject, but assumes that everyone who picks up this book is as passionate about Pope as she is. "The Rape of the Lock" was required reading during my Sophmore year of high school, it would have been fun to have this book then.
I am glad I read "The Scandal of the Season" but wouldn't put it on a list of books that I'd want on a deserted island
A fun read, but a little dissapointing in the end
I received this book as a Christmas gift, and I was anxious to read it because I usually really enjoy historical fiction. Unfortunately I felt like this book was more romance than history. I mostly enjoyed the romance, and at times the book really was a page turner. But in the end the novel felt a little flat. The characters were quite flat, and there was little of the historical element that I had been expecting. The author writes well, so I hope if there is another novel it has more of a historical slant.
Great material, but the writing doesn't measure up.
English poet Alexander Pope achieved his fame and success when in 1712 he published his mock-epic poem, "The Rape of the Lock," satirizing the public disgrace of the renowned beauty Arabella Fermor. This novel follows Pope's rise to fame, after he departs his country home to travel to the city for a season.
