Rose Tremain
British novelist whose historical fiction ranges across Europe from seventeenth-century England to twentieth-century New Zealand. Restoration won multiple awards and was adapted into a film. She is one of the most versatile and accomplished British novelists working today.
Works
- RestorationHistorical novel of a disfigured man navigating court politics and redemption in Restoration England
- Sacred CountryNovel exploring a rural woman's secret identity and desire across twentieth-century English countryside
- Music and SilenceHistorical novel set in the Danish court with a musician and king at its heart
- The Road HomeNovel of a former prisoner rebuilding his life in rural sixties England after wrongful conviction
- TrespassNovel of love and conflict between a family in England and a man from Poland
- MerivelSequel to Restoration following Robert Merivel's later years and romantic entanglements