The Gifts
Autor Liz Hyderen Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 feb 2022
October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in Shropshire as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders. Meanwhile, when rumours of a 'fallen angel' cause a frenzy across London, a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger.
It can take something extraordinary to show us who we truly are....
October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in Shropshire as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders.
Meanwhile, when rumours of a 'fallen angel' cause a frenzy across London, a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger....
The Gifts is the astonishing debut adult novel from the lauded author of Bearmouth. A gripping and ambitious book told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of 19th-century London, it explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society and the dark danger of ambition.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1786580748
Pagini: 496
Dimensiuni: 156 x 229 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Bonnier Books UK
Colecția Manilla Press