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Rose Tremain


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
August 02, 1943

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Genre
Historical Fiction, Magical Realism

Influences
William Golding, Gabriel Garcia Marquez


Dame Rose Tremain is an acclaimed English novelist and short story writer, celebrated for her distinctive approach to historical fiction and her focus on characters who exist on the margins of society. Educated at the Sorbonne and the University of East Anglia, where she later taught creative writing and served as Chancellor, Tremain has produced a rich body of work spanning novels, short stories, plays, and memoir. Influenced by writers such as William Golding and Gabriel García Márquez, her narratives often blend psychological depth with lyrical prose.
Among her many honors, she has received the Whitbread Award for Music and Silence, the Orange Prize for The Road Home, and the National Jewish Book Award for The Gustav Sonata. She was sho ...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 73,023 ratings · 7,463 reviews · 87 distinct works • Similar authors
The Gustav Sonata
3.89 avg rating — 12,148 ratings — published 2019 — 52 editions
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The Road Home
3.88 avg rating — 10,392 ratings — published 2007 — 49 editions
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Lily
3.81 avg rating — 7,470 ratings — published 2021 — 15 editions
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Restoration
3.98 avg rating — 6,570 ratings — published 1989 — 42 editions
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The Colour
3.86 avg rating — 6,407 ratings — published 2003
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Absolutely and Forever
3.86 avg rating — 5,617 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions
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Music & Silence
3.95 avg rating — 4,751 ratings — published 1999 — 70 editions
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Trespass
3.58 avg rating — 5,064 ratings — published 2010 — 34 editions
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Islands of Mercy
3.70 avg rating — 3,289 ratings — published 2020 — 22 editions
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Merivel: A Man of His Time
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“In the planning stage of a book, don't plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go before it.”
― Rose Tremain
tags: endings, planning, writing
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“Life is not a dress rehearsal.”
― Rose Tremain
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“And she did not want him to think her quite mad, only a little unique, only containing within her just that measure of the unexpected sufficient to make her irreplaceable.”
― Rose Tremain, Music & Silence
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