Virago acquires university satire

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 16/09/2011 - 09:21 Virago has bought rights to a satirical novel set at a top-class university. Associate publisher Ursula Doyle bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Penelope by Rebecca Harington from Jane Finigan at Lutyens & Rubinstein. US rights have already been sold to Jenny Jackson at Random House US via David Forrer at Inkwell; and Friederike Schilbach at Bloomsbury in Germany via Petra Eggers at Agentur Petra Eggers. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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