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The Snow Ball

The Dazzling Christmas Classic

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The Snow Ball

By: Brigid Brophy, Eley Williams
Narrated by: Laura Kirman
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When Anna is kissed by a mysterious stranger at a NYE masquerade ball , a dance of seduction begins.

'So original and refreshing.' Hilary Mantel

'Brilliantly seductive ... A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat.' Sarah Waters

'Superb ... Sheer artistic insolence.' Iris Murdoch

'A great novel ... A swirling, sumptuous, sensual feast.' Guardian

London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of a masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a dance of seduction charged by clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter ... A scandalous sensation in 1964, Brigid Brophy's The Snow Ball is ripe to seduce a new generation of listeners.

'I read it in one sitting ... Wonderful!' Claire-Louise Bennett

'A feminist remodelling of libertine fervour and passion. ' Eley Williams

'One of the wittiest British writers of the past half century ... A comet in her day.' Terry Castle

©1964 Brigid Brophy (P)2020 Faber & Faber Ltd.
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"Superb [...] Sheer artistic insolence." (Iris Murdoch)

"Brilliantly seductive [...] A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat." (Sarah Waters)

"A magical capering beast by a comet in her day." (Terry Castle)

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