In a fantastic world that is and is not seventeenth-century England, a baby is found floating in the Thames. The child is rescued by the Dog Woman, a murderous gentle giant who names her newfound trophy Jordan and takes him out for walks on a leash. When he grows up, Jordan, like Gulliver, travels the world, but finds that the strangest wonders are spun out of his own head. The strangest wonder of all is Time. Does it exist? What is its nature? Why does every journey conceal another journey within its lines? What is the relationship between seventeenth-century Jordan and twentieth-century Nicholas Jordan, a naval cadet in a warship? And who are the Twelve Dancing Princesses? With a story full of shimmering epiphanies, Jeanette Winterson again demonstrates the keenness of her craft and the singularity of her vision.
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Jeanette Winterson
Nascida na Inglaterra, em 1959, Jeanette Winterson teve inúmero empregos até se formar em inglês na Universidade de Oxford. Em seguida, trabalhou em teatro, antes de tornar-se conhecida ao lançar, quando tinha apenas 23 anos, o autobiográfico <i>Oranges are not the only fruit</i>. Recebeu diversos prêmios, entre eles a Ordem do Império Britânico. Seus romances <i>The Passion</i> e <i>Sexing the Cherry</i> foram distinguidos, respectivamente, com o John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize e o E.M. Forster Award da American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
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North West England, Inglaterra