Illusions The most captivating feminist historical fiction novel of the year
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Liz Hyder has been making up stories for as long she can remember. Bearmouth, her debut young adult novel, won a Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award and was chosen as the Children's Book of the Year by The Times. The Gifts, her acclaimed debut adult novel was published in 2022. She has a BA in drama from the University of Bristol and was, once upon a time, a member of the National Youth Theatre. Originally from London, she has lived in Shropshire for over a decade.After her glorious first novel, <i>The Gifts</i>, Hyder has returned with <b>another beautiful slice of historical fiction.</b> <i>The Illusions</i> is <b>charming and intriguing, sparkling with magic and romance.</b>
Jennifer Saint
<b>Hyder is a wonderfully accomplished storyteller. <i>The Illusions</i> is a magical tale of innovation, darkness and delight. A book to disappear into - I devoured it greedily.</b>
Joanne Burn, author of The Hemlock Cure
With <b>clever storytelling and a magpie's eye for shine and enchantment,</b> Hyder takes us to a world where magic, moving pictures and illusion mix - and where all are made better by human kindness.
Annie Garthwaite, author of Cecily
<b>Filled with wonders in all forms, in real life and in the theatre, this is a story that will mesmerise and cast its spell. I loved it.</b>
Essie Fox
<b>Spellbinding storytelling, wonderfully drawn characters and the thrill of the theatre make this book unputdownable. </b>
Louise Hare
An enchanting tale of rivalry among magicians and film pioneers in a world on the cusp of change. Here, trickery, envy and deceit are no match for raw talent, love - and most of all, kindness. <b>Hyder's talent for crafting compelling page-turners inhabited by charming, vibrant characters is a skill worthy of one of her illusionists</b>; <b>her passion for the magic of theatre leaps from every page. A total joy. </b>
Nikki Marmery, author of LILITH
<b>What a joy... It's rich, magical, pacy, immense fun,</b> and just entirely <b>a glorious Victorian delight. I adored it.</b>
Katie Lumsden, author of The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
<b>A magical tale told with deft skill.</b> <b>Delightful, entertaining, engrossing with a gorgeous finale . . . a total delight of a book.</b>
Nicola Davies, author of The Song That Sings Us
From the astonishment of early moving pictures, to the wonder of the mysterious talents that lie within,<i> The Illusions </i>is <b>every bit as magical as the magic it describes.</b> I loved being drawn into this <b>vividly imagined</b> world of romance and ruination, scoundrels and showmanship; all leavened, of course, by kindness.
Sonia Velton
With a plot as intricate and deftly handled as its characters' stage shows, <i>The Illusions </i>is <b>a celebration of magic, friendship and romance</b>. <b>Hyder's Victorian Bristol is rich with nefarious tricksters, astonishing ambition and extraordinary women, who made me believe in the impossible. One of those truly wonderful stories which, while reading, make the rest of the world disappear!</b>
Amy Beashel