The Strangers' Gallery

by Jonathan Keates

with dustjacket, 1987 toning to pages

217 pages

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Jonathan Keates, is an English writer, biographer, novelist and Chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund. Keates was educated at Bryanston School and went on to read for his undergraduate degree at Magdalen College, Oxford.

Reviews

[Efpeel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is probably an embaressment for the author, who is a well known literary crtic for the Independent, as he hasn't written anything like it since. For me though, it remains a wondeful exploration of the many guises of love, set in 18th century Italy.

[Misha Herwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

In 1847 Italy is on the brink of revolution. A young Englishman Edward Rivers arrives in the small town of Villafranca and a tale of passion, jealousy and betrayal unfolds. In this claustrophobic world he learns about himself and how he relates to the people around him. Loved the atmosphere of heat and intrigue and the fact that even in the darkness there are glimmers of love and hope.