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Synopsis
In this unusual story told from two points of view, the Red Queen is an 18th-century Korean crown princess, Hyegyong, married to the brutal, adulterous alcoholic prince. She relates her own story from the perspective of many years ahead. In a parallel narrative from the early 21st century, an academic named Babs Halliwell is reading the Red Queen's narrative en route to a conference in Seoul, identifying with the queen as she discovers that their lives contain many strands in common. At the conference, Babs finds herself changing from a dowdy frump with a highly controlled life, to the bedmate of a handsome doctor. In an epilogue, Margaret Drabble lets us know whether Babs's return to England means a return to her old life, or whether her Red Queen-inspired transformation will be permanent.
| Size | | Length: | 334 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 21.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[A] complex, deeply satisfying novel about death and rebirth, memory and immortality. It is also richly and surprisingly sensuous....Drabble is invariably perceptive and wise about her characters, gently undermining their pretentions and self-importance with irony and delicacy....[C]arefully wrought and beautifully written as it is, THE RED QUEEN is another fine addition to the Drabble oeuvre."
Literary Review - Christopher Hart (08/01/2004)
"With her usual deftness and clarity, Drabble crosses cultures and centuries....Engrossing and provocative: a scarlet narrative thread reminds us how magical the novel can be in telling stories and lives."
Kirkus (08/15/2004)
"Nimbly jumping across time and around the globe, Drabble artfully stitches together the disparate strands of both women's lives...."
Publishers Weekly (09/06/2004)
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