A Most Extraordinary Pursuit, Juliana Gray
A Most Extraordinary Pursuit, Juliana Gray
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A Most Extraordinary Pursuit

Author: Juliana Gray

Narrator: Nicola Barber

Unabridged: 11 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/04/2016


Synopsis

Known for her original plots, deft characterization, and lyrical voice, Juliana Gray presents an extraordinary novel of an uncommon pursuit…
 
February, 1906. As the personal secretary of the recently departed Duke of Olympia—and a woman of scrupulous character—Miss Emmeline Rose Truelove never expected her duties to involve steaming through the Mediterranean on a private yacht, under the prodigal eye of one Lord Silverton, the most charmingly corrupt bachelor in London. But here they are, improperly bound on a quest to find the duke’s enigmatic heir, current whereabouts unknown.
 
An expert on anachronisms, Maximilian Haywood was last seen at an archaeological dig on the island of Crete. And from the moment Truelove and Silverton disembark, they are met with incidents of a suspicious nature: a ransacked flat, a murdered government employee, an assassination attempt. As they travel from port to port on Max’s trail, piecing together the strange events of the days before his disappearance, Truelove will discover the folly of her misconceptions—about the whims of the heart, the motives of men, and the nature of time itself…

About The Author

Juliana Gray is a pseudonym for New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams, the author of Along the Infinite Sea, Tiny Little Thing, The Secret Life of Violet Grant, A Hundred Summers and Overseas.


Reviews

This book kind of defies convention, it's historical mystery, splash of romance, paranormal, and time travel. It is also, most definitely, a starter book; we get an introduction to characters and the arc here but you will be left with more questions than answers. This is labeled as #1 in the series,......more

Well. That was all a bit odd. Like no other Juliana Gray book, this was a mixture of road story, sorta-love story (but not), time-travelling and high fantasy of a type I haven't come across since Andrew Lang's opium-dream of a book The World's Desire. All crossed with a dash of Noel Coward's Blithe S......more


Quotes

“A most extraordinary new mystery!”—Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author

“A heroine worth rooting for.”—Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author
 
“A triumph!”—Tasha Alexander, New York Times bestselling author
 
“A rollicking good adventure.”—Lauren Willig, New York Times bestselling author
 
“An utter delight.”—M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author

“A brilliantly conceived novel.”—Booklist (starred review)


Praise for the novels of Juliana Gray

 
“Shakespeare meets Enchanted April in this dazzling debut. . .The best new book of the year!”—Lauren Willig, New York Times bestselling author
 
“Extraordinary! In turns charming, passionate, and thrilling. . .Juliana Gray is on my autobuy list.”—Elizabeth Hoyt, New York Times bestselling author
 
“Juliana Gray has a stupendously lyrical voice.”—Meredith Duran, New York Times bestselling author
 
“Crackles with chemistry and romantic tension.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“[Gray] truly is the newest incandescent star in the romance firmament.”—Booklist (starred review)
 
“Exquisite characterizations, clever dialogue, and addictive prose.”—Library Journal (starred review)