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Violence
Some
17th-century violence; plague sequences
Language
Barely any
Period language; mild
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic content; Restoration-era licentiousness
Substance Use
Some
Drinking; the court's excess
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of vanity, loss, redemption, and the search for a self worth inhabiting
What this book is about
Tremain's 1989 Booker-shortlisted novel follows Robert Merivel, a hedonistic physician who becomes a court favorite, marries a woman he cannot love on royal orders, and then falls from grace. A novel of excess, compassion, and self-discovery in Restoration England. For adults.
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Historical adult content
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