Bedlam Stacks From the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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Natasha Pulley's first novel, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, was an international bestseller, won a Betty Trask Award and was shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award. The Bedlam Stacks is her second novel. She was chosen to be a Writer in Residence at Gladstone’s Library and is now associate lecturer at Bath Spa University and panel tutor at the Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education. She lives in Bath.
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The Peru that Markham and Tremayne encounter is <b>a sheer fantastical delight</b>. Exploding “whitewood” trees, lamps made of glowing pollen, moving statues and rock formations of pure glass ... What’s more, <b>she writes elegantly and plots like a pro</b>
The Times
<b>An immense treat </b>for lovers of both historical fiction and the surreal
- Books of the Year, Observer
A <b>fast-paced adventure story </b>with great characters and a message about colonialism
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Pulley’s prose is as <b>delightfully playful and evocative</b> as ever. She paints a hidden world that's every bit as colourful as James Cameron’s Pandora, packed with <b>vibrant and quirky characters, and fascinating historical detail</b> that never feels forced <b>****</b>
SFX Magazine
Filled with <b>wondrous </b>images, from moving statues to exploding trees … It rolls along at speed to a<b> satisfying ending</b>
Scotsman
A <b>magical, hugely imaginative </b>novel set in 1859 … <b>Adventure and mystery abound </b> as his expedition encounters moving statues, exploding trees, volcanic glass, floating cities and protective Incas
Sunday Express
<b>Impossible to put down</b>
San Francisco Book Review
Natasha Pulley had <b>a lot to live up to</b> after the runaway success of her debut novel, <i>The Watchmaker of Filigree Street</i>. But she’s managed to do just that with <i>The Bedlam Stacks</i>
Herald
This <b>terrific </b>historical adventure draws on the same world of <b>magic and intrigue</b> as Pulley’s bestselling <i>The Watchmaker of Filigree Street</i> … <b>Brilliantly imaginative</b>
Saga ‘Poolside page-turners’
Part adventure story, part meditation, and all <b>richly imagined dreamscape</b> ... Pulley’s story<b> reaches across the years and miles</b> to reflect on the nature of time, myth, magic, and above all, what makes us most human … <b>Magical</b> on the outside and inside
Chicago Review of Books
Immensely readable ... The story’s <b>rich detail </b>provides the reader a clear experience of 1850s Peru while imparting believability to its magic and imaginative elements. Its <b>exciting style, humour and uniqueness</b> <b>are nothing short of charming</b>. Enthusiastically <b>recommended</b>
Historical Novel Society
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Natasha Pulley's first novel, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, was an international bestseller, won a Betty Trask Award and was shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award. The Bedlam Stacks is her second novel. She was chosen to be a Writer in Residence at Gladstone’s Library and is now associate lecturer at Bath Spa University and panel tutor at the Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education. She lives in Bath.
@natasha_pulley