Domino - by Ross King (Paperback)

About the Book

From the internationally best-selling author of "Brunelleschi's Dome" and "Ex-Libris, Domino" is a Rabelaisian journey into the hurly-burly world of 1770s London. "Domino" is the story of the mysterious and beautiful Lady Beauclair, the castrato singer Tristano, the naive Cautley, and Eleanora, mistress and muse.

Book Synopsis

Ross King's delightful, Rabelaisian novel recounts the adventures of young George Cautley, an aspiring artist who, as he makes his way through London's high society, finds that nothing is as it seems and everyone wears a disguise. Moving from masquerade balls in London to the magnificent and mysterious opera houses of Venice, Cautley is drawn into a web of intrigue and murder spun by the seductive and tempestuous Lady Beauclair. Suspenseful, menacing, and laced with black humor, King's picaresque tale is full of surprisesand suspense, told at the pace of a thriller and with the richness of a restored painting.

Review Quotes

"Outlandish hats and hairstyles, towering wigs, gender-blurring masquerades--these are among the numerous excellent reasons to pick up Ross King's Domino." --The New York Times Book Review

"A rich brocade of a novel . . . A coming-of-age tale, a comedy of manners, a witty, penetrating and occasionally dark satire, as well as a thriller." --Orlando Sentinel

About the Author

Ross King is the author of The Judgment of Paris, Brunelleschi's Dome, and Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling. He has twice won the Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction (for The Judgment of Paris and Leonardo and the Last Supper). Born and raised in Canada, King holds degrees from the University of Regina, York University, and University College, London. He now lives near Oxford, England.