The Turning Point av Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

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<p><b>A <i>TIMES</i> BOOK OF THE YEAR <br><br></b>The year is 1851. It''s a time of radical change in Britain, when industrial miracles and artistic innovations rub shoulders with political unrest, poverty and disease. It''s also a turbulent time in the life of Charles Dickens, as he copes with a double bereavement and early signs that his marriage is falling apart. But this year will become the turning point in Dickens''s career, as he embraces his calling as a chronicler of ordinary people''s lives. <br><br><i>The Turning Point</i> transports us into the foggy streets of Dickens''s London, closely following the twists and turns of a year that would come to define him, and forever alter Britain''s relationship with the world.<br><br><b>''Sparklingly informative</b>'' <i><b>Guardian</b></i><br><b><br>''Wonderfully entertaining'' </b><i><b>Observer</b></i><br><b><br>''It is hard to imagine a better book on Dickens''</b><i><b>New Statesman</b></i></p>