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Mexican Gothic: The extraordinary international bestseller, 'a new classic of the genre' de Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic: The extraordinary international bestseller, 'a new classic of the genre'

Autor Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2020
The award-winning author of Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of the 100 best fantasy novels of all time, TIME magazine) returns with a mesmerising feminist Gothic fantasy, in which a glamorous young socialite discovers the haunting secrets of a beautiful old mansion in 1950s Mexico.

He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to save me.

When glamorous socialite Noemí Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom, it's clear something is desperately amiss. Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic, but her claims that her husband is poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable, even for her.

Noemí's chic gowns and perfect lipstick are more suited to cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing, but she immediately heads to High Place, a remote mansion in the Mexican countryside, determined to discover what is so affecting her cousin.

Tough and smart, she possesses an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom.

Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.

And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to leave this enigmatic house behind . . .
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ISBN-13: 9781529402674
ISBN-10: 1529402670
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 232 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția Arcadia
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

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Octavian Ciprian Major a dat nota:

Noemí Taboada, în vârstă de 22 de ani, este o tânără cochetă din Ciudad de Mexico, pasionată de antropologie, cu o viață socială foarte bună și foarte inteligentă, care nu a dus niciodată lipsă de pretendenți pentru inima ei. Când primește o scrisoare stranie de la verișoara ei, Catalina, în care aceasta îi spune că aude voci prin pereți și că familia soțului ei nu este de încredere, Catalina o imploră pe verișoara ei să o ajute, iar Noemí pornește numaidecât înspre El Triunfo. Deși la început nu este sigură dacă ar trebui să intervină în problemele de familie ale verișoarei ei, scrisoarea este cel puțin alarmantă pentru Noemí și pentru tatăl ei, care o și sfătuiește să își ajute verișoara, ei considerând că familia în care aceasta a intrat profită de statutul ei financiar. Astfel tânăra merge la conacul unde locuieste Catalina, supranumit Locul Înalt. Howard Doyle, proprietarul casei și tatăl lui Virgil (soțul Catalinei) este un bătrân bolnăvicios despre care Noemí află că nu trebuie să il deranjeze sub nici o formă, casa având o acustică foarte bună. Servitorii nu o iau în seamă, iar Florence (nepoata lui Howard) pare să fie foarte autoritară și să aibă multe reguli referitoare la casă. Curând însă, Noemí vorbește cu verișoara ei, care pretinde că nu-și mai amintește despre scrisoarea trimisă. Însă lucruri bizare încep să se petreacă odată cu venirea lui Noemí: aceasta începe să aibă viziuni ale unor siluete stranii, să audă șoapte, iar faptul că familia are atât de multe reguli stricte și că servitorii par să nu aibă emoții defel, încep să o îngrijoreze pe Noemí. Mi-a plăcut foarte mult personajul Noemí Taboada, pentru faptul că este unul atipic, cel puțin pentru genul horror. Nu știu dacă urmăriți filme de groază sau dacă ați mai citit romane horror, însă personajul tipic genului este, vă zic fără menajamente, unul prost, lipsindu-i capacitatea rațională de a conștientiza pericolul în care se află și parcă deseori căutând-o efectiv cu lumânarea. Nu este și cazul lui Noemí, totuși, aceasta fiind destul de îndrăzneață cu propriile opinii și păreri, deși de cele mai multe ori familia Doyle o intimidează. Ea este inteligentă, hotărâtă, încăpățânată (dar în sensul bun, deoarece aici chiar a avut nevoie de încăpățânare și fermitate pentru a-i face față familiei) și determinată să o ajute pe verișoara ei fragilă din punct de vedere fizic și mental. S-a creat contextul perfect pentru un roman horror: un orășel sărăcăcios, un mister (comportamentul bizar al Catalinei), o casă întunecată pe un deal obscur (Locul Înalt) unde nu funcționează electricitarea - deoarece nu s-au adus îmbunătățiri casei, un cimitir englezesc în spatele casei, un personal neprietenos, niște rude prin alianță cam secretoase și stricte. Parcă totul anticipa evenimentele neobișnuite ce aveau să se petreacă. Totul este foarte vizual, visceral, fără a plictisi cu prea multe detalii, suspansul te ține lipit de paginile cărții și te trezești fără să îți dai seama că pătrunzi pe coridoare întunecate și prin cimitire cețoase alături de Noemi. Am terminat cartea într-o zi, autoarea reușind să creeze o poveste realistă, captivantă, cu o atmosferă sumbră și apăsătoare, o familie stranie ale căror motive par cel puțin suspecte și o casă care devine sursa răului în sine. De departe unul dintre cele mai fascinante romane horror moderne. (Mentionez ca recenzia a fost publicata si pe blogul personal: bookaholic-guy.blogspot.ro)

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Recenzii

Clever, wicked and winning. Moreno-Garcia well and truly hits the mark with Mexican Gothic
Blends chilling scenes of all-out horror with elements of traditional gothic . . . It's Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America
With peculiar characters, a family curse and enough suspense to hold the reader's attention, it is the perfect summer read
This pitch-perfect Gothic tale is a delicious, delicious delight
Masterful . . . a gloriously moody adventure. Spooky, smart, and wry. Chic, no-nonsense Noemí Taboada is one hell of a tour guide through this world of mystery, scandal and spirits
Darkly brilliant and captivating. Readers who love old houses and family secrets will devour this book (as I did!). The setting itself - High Place, with its reputation for devouring the dreams of young women - is a character in this marvelously fantastical novel. From 1950s glamorous Mexican high society to the crumbling pride of an abandoned silver mine, Moreno-Garcia enthralls with this twisty tale of love and betrayal
Tense, atmospheric and beautifully written, Mexican Gothic will carry readers back in time to 1950s Mexico where a dark secret looms large, insidiously winding its way through the pages. A spellbinding, suspenseful, immersive read!
A gorgeous piece of work . . . absolutely terrifying, and it has stayed with me in a powerful way
So powerful I sometimes had to look away . . . plays all the classic Gothic tropes with deft confidence while weaving in a much more modern and visceral strain of horror
Stylish and sinister . . . a gothic masterpiece
A fitting example of a new American Gothic novel, as Moreno-Garcia re-imagines this classic genre. You'll certainly find yourself caught between gasps of horror as you start to unravel this mysterious story, just remember to leave the light on as you sit down for a good read
When it comes to the horror, though, Moreno-Garcia gets it absolutely right... it's enormously fun
Moreno-Garcia is having a blast playing with the conventions of Gothic literature
Moreno-Garcia writes with heated abandon . . . Mexican Gothic's fearsome storytelling can't be contained
Moreno-Garcia weaves elements of Mexican folklore with themes of decay, sacrifice, and rebirth, casting a dark spell all the way to the visceral and heart-pounding finalé. Fans of gothic classics like Rebecca will be enthralled
Mexican Gothic terrified and fascinated me. Silvia Moreno-Garcia proves once again that she's a genre-jumping wizard, one of the most exciting and necessary authors writing today
A shiver-inducing tale combining touches of Northanger Abbey with bits of the Gormenghast trilogy thrown in for good measure . . . a fascinating atmosphere of dark dreams and intrigue
Moreno-Garcia's energetic romp through the gothic genre is delightfully bonkers . . . [getting] wilder and stranger with every chapter
[An] original, well-paced novel . . . great gothic elements with a little VanderMeer creativity thrown in
An inspiring and totally original homage to Gothic stories of yore, Moreno-Garcia introduces readers to an awesomely creepy place and extremely evil family whose grip on power relies upon their ability to trap others in their venomous web . . . this is not your mother's Gothic tale
Heart-thumping thriller-chiller
This twisty horror fantasy is engrossing and wonderfully repulsive
A gothic chiller, set in 1950s Mexico, that will clamp you in its icy embrace and linger like a nightmare
A gripping read and, despite the horror and violence of the story, it's a strangely beautiful one. This is an impressive chiller-thriller; the writing is steeped in the spirit of the Victorian gothic tale and it's as well done as any recent homage
Immersive and suspenseful, Mexican Gothic is up there with this year's best novels
Intriguing and disturbing, what starts as a slow burn ends up an unsettling edge-of-the-seat page-turner
There are echoes of Mary Stewart and Daphne du Maurier, but Moreno-Garcia has plenty of satisfying twists of her own
A superb fireside evening read
A pitch-perfect Gothic novel . . . You will be left unsettled, unsteady, and uncertain. You will also be left satisfied
The genre's palette is typically limited, but it doesn't necessarily have to be-as Mexican Gothic amply, deliriously, and gloriously demonstrates. No lazy afternoon spent reading it will ever feel wasted
It's as if a supernatural power compels us to turn the pages of the gripping Mexican Gothic

A period thriller as rich in suspense as it is in lush '50s atmosphere
The books starts off with a mystery and slowly descends into horror that grips you to the page
I love a good gothic horror novel and Mexican Gothic didn't disappoint
Gripping, terrifying, atmospheric and suspenseful
A deeply, creepy read...builds to a strange, pulsing, psychedelic ending
This novel gives classic tropes a fresh and thrilling take
Stylish and edgy . . . While the book draws inspiration from Gothic classics like Rebecca and Jane Eyre - there is a spunky female protagonist and an ancient house filled with disturbing secrets - its archly intelligent tone and insightful writing make Mexican Gothic an original escape to an eerie world
An inspired mash-up of Jane Eyre, Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho, Dracula, Rebecca and that 1958 classic sci-fi movie, The Blob . . . Inventive and smart, [Mexican Gothic is] injecting the Gothic formula with some fresh blood
[An] irresistibly dark feminist reimagining of the Gothic fantasy novel . . . It's all wonderfully creepy, blending chilling scenes of horror with classic Gothic tropes for a seductive and subversive tale. A book to devour in a few - very thrilling - sittings
The author's postcolonial spin on the gothic tradition evokes the usual suspects: Daphne du Maurier, Emily Brontë, Mary Shelley, even Anne Radcliffe. Like those authors, Moreno-Garcia works in a tradition in which chills and thrills tap into elemental cultural fears-runaway science, carnal passion. But to these she adds a more politically inflected horror, both ancient and timely
A new classic of the genre . . . alluring and foreboding, ambiguous and beautiful. And like its heroine Noemí, it's ambitious, determined, and well worth getting to know
This twisty horror fantasy is engrossing and wonderfully repulsive. . . . This is a must-read for fans of gothic writers like the Brontës, Daphne du Maurier, and Shirley Jackson, and also for those who enjoy the feminist, surreal fiction of Carmen Maria Machado
Deliciously creepy . . . Read it with your lights on - and know that strange dreams might begin to haunt you, as they haunted Noemí

Notă biografică

Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the multi-award-winning author of Mexican Gothic (a New York Times bestseller), Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of Time magazine's top 100 fantasy novels of all time), among others, The Beautiful Ones, Certain Dark Things, the noir thrillers Untamed Shore and Velvet was the Night, and the forthcoming The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. She has won the Locus and British Fantasy awards for her work as a novelist, and the World Fantasy Award as an editor. Born and brought up in Mexico, she now lives in Vancouver, Canada.