The Leviathan: A beguiling tale of superstition, myth and murder from a major new voice in historical fiction
Autor Helen-Rose Andrews, Rosie Andrewsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 ian 2023
În lumina palidă a anului 1643, soldatul Thomas Treadwater se întoarce la ferma izolată din Norfolk, chemat de scrisoarea disperată a surorii sale. Imaginea care îl întâmpină este una a dezolării: un tată aflat pe patul de moarte, o soră la limita isteriei și o nouă servitoare aruncată în temniță sub acuzația de vrăjitorie. Găsim în această carte un protagonist care se mândrește cu rațiunea sa modernă, un bărbat convins că poate risipi umbrele fanatismului religios prin logică, doar pentru a descoperi că realitatea este mult mai veche și mai întunecată decât simplele superstiții ale satului. Stilul lui Rosie Andrews este unul evocativ, în care ceața mlaștinilor englezești pare să se infiltreze printre rânduri, creând o atmosferă de neliniște gotică. Spre deosebire de volumul său anterior, Monstrous Tales, unde explorase forme scurte ale supranaturalului, The Leviathan construiește o tensiune lentă, ancorată în trauma unui naufragiu uitat. Cei care au parcurs The Witchfinder's Sister de Beth Underdown vor fi pregătiți pentru explorarea cruzimii umane născute din frică, însă The Leviathan se distinge printr-o turnură mitologică neașteptată. Apreciem modul în care autoarea, istoric format la Cambridge, împletește rigoarea epocii Stuart cu elemente de folclor marin, transformând un roman polițist istoric într-o meditație asupra sacrificiului și a lucrurilor imposibile care refuză să rămână îngropate.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1526637367
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Raven Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm The Leviathan cititorilor care caută o incursiune atmosferică în Anglia secolului al XVII-lea. Este o lectură care recompensează răbdarea, oferind un amestec sofisticat de istorie documentată și mit antic. Veți găsi aici o explorare a luptei dintre rațiune și necunoscut, ideală pentru cei care au apreciat romanele lui Hilary Mantel sau Bridget Collins.
Descriere
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO GLASS BELL AWARD 2023
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'Superb' - Susan Stokes-Chapman, bestselling author of PANDORA
'Bewitching' - Stacey Halls, bestselling author of THE FAMILIARS
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SHE IS AWAKE...
Norfolk, 1643. Reluctant soldier Thomas Treadwater has been summoned home by his young sister in a letter accusing their new servant of improper conduct with their widowed father. By the time Thomas reaches the family farm, his father is on the verge of death, Esther is near hysterical and their new servant is in prison, facing charges of witchcraft.
Thomas prides himself on being a rational, modern man. He is confident that he can free their servant, a beautiful if peculiarly self possessed young woman, and reassure his sister that there is nothing further to fear, now he has returned.
But as he begins to unravels the mystery of what has happened to his family, he uncovers a tale, not of witchcraft, but of something dark and ancient, linked to a shipwreck many years before...
Something has awoken, and now it will not rest.
Richly atmospheric and deliciously unsettling, The Leviathan is a tale of family and loyalty, superstition and sacrifice, but most of all it is a spellbinding mystery and a story of impossible things.
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'Outstanding... a seething, haunting delight' - Beth Underdown, award-winning author of THE WITCHFINDER'S SISTER
'Thoroughly gripping and utterly absorbing' - Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE
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Recenzii
Hugely atmospheric debut ... Gloriously dark and brimful of gothic-infused dread, this is an eerie tale of age-old evil
Darkly compelling and dripping with atmosphere, The Leviathan is a bewitching tale of good, evil and all the shades in-between
The plot is as surprising and sinuously twisting as the legendary sea monster of its title . More than just an entertaining fantasy, the novel offers a lesson about the importance of accepting responsibility
Infused with creepy gothic dread and gorgeously written. Fantastic
An original and compelling page-turner, beautifully told
This debut oozes quality. I wanted to savour the incredible language, by turns lyrical and earthy, and the beautifully researched historical detail ... The Leviathan is a sumptuous treat that positively thrums with tension. A story that does not shy away from questions of religion, personal choice and responsibility, good versus evil ... Great to read at any time, but especially when the night is dark with howling wind and lashing rain. I absolutely loved it
A beautifully written, slow-burning Gothic mystery
A sinister, twisting tale, thoroughly gripping and utterly absorbing
An outstanding historical debut, which blends emotional resonance with the chill factor of an M R James story. Utterly compelling from start to finish, The Leviathan is a seething, haunting delight
A confident and accomplished debut, which skilfully blends historical detail, myth, faith and the fantastic into a dark and compelling story of huge imagination
Chilling and beguiling, The Leviathan is a novel to be devoured greedily. Vivid and original, I was utterly captivated from the first page until the last
The Leviathan is a haunting, thrilling debut as strange and slippery as the mythical beast itself: at once a supernatural adventure that writhes and twists as you turn the pages but also a very human story about love, loss and faith in the unnerving time of the Civil War. A monster achievement
Spectacular - deliciously creepy, immensely atmospheric and exquisitely written. Rosie Andrews in a phenomenal new voice in historical fiction
A subtle, spooky tale with some spine-tingling moments
Gloriously dark and packed full of Gothic-infused dread