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Romantic Suspense

This Rough Magic

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  • 1964 first published
  • 336 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (8 ratings)
  • 32 editions
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This Rough Magic is a 1964 romantic suspense novel by Mary Stewart. The story is set in Kerkyra, Greece. Key subjects include actors, Greece, actresses and acteurs.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 75 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 32 editions.

At about 336 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About This Rough Magic

When Lucy Waring's sister Phyllida suggests that she join her for a quiet holiday on the island of Corfu, young English Lucy is overjoyed. Her work as an actress has temporarily come to a halt. She believes there is no finer place to be "at liberty" than the sun-drenched isle of Corfu, the alleged locale for Shakespeare's The Tempest. Even the suspicious actions of the handsome, arrogant son of a famous actor cannot dampen her enthusiasm for this wonderland in the Ionian Sea. But the peaceful idyll does not last long. A series of incidents, seemingly unconnected - but all surrounded in mystery - throws Lucy's life into a dangerous spin, as fear, danger and death - as well as romance - supplant the former tranquility. Then a human corpse is carried ashore on the incoming tide... And without warning, she found she had stumbled into a nightmare of strange violence, stalked by shadows of terror and sudden death.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Kerkyra, Greece

Subjects

  • Actors
  • Mystery & detective
  • Suspense romance
  • Greece
  • Thrillers
  • Actresses
  • Acteurs
  • Romans, nouvelles

Quick answers

Who wrote This Rough Magic?

This Rough Magic was written by Mary Stewart and first published in 1964.

What genre is This Rough Magic?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is This Rough Magic?

The median edition has 336 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to This Rough Magic?

Readers who like it often enjoy Blue Dahlia, The Crush and Lord of the Far Island.

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