Rosie Garland’s extraordinary tale is a story of superstition and devotion in the time of the Black Death and will bewitch both new readers and fans of her much-loved debut, The Palace of Curiosities.
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The villagers of Brauntone are awaiting a sign. As they haul a stinking creature from the nets, new priest Father Thomas thinks it has finally come.
In the hands of his young housekeeper, Anne, this creature is revealed as just a girl, but in the mind of Father Thomas she is to be so much more than that. And he will stake all but his own life on that as the Plague rages towards Brauntone and its people turn to him to save them.
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Rosie Garland’s extraordinary tale is a story of superstition and devotion in the time of the Black Death and will bewitch both new readers and fans of her much-loved debut, The Palace of Curiosities.
Praise for Vixen:
‘Poetic, surprising, sexy and ultimately deeply moving, Vixen will have you hooked… it will stay with you long after you’ve reached the final page’ DIVA
Praise for The Palace of Curiosities:
‘Garland’s lush prose is always a pleasure’ Guardian
‘An alternately brutal and beautiful story about love and belonging in a vividly conveyed underworld, rich in carny phantasmagoria and lyrical romance’ Metro
‘Bewitching’ Good Housekeeping
‘A jewel-box of a novel … Garland is a real literary talent: definitely an author to watch’ Sarah Waters
‘Reminds me of Angela Carter’ Jenni Murray
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• VIXEN has been longlisted for the Green Carnation Prize 2014.
• THE PALACE OF CURIOSITIES was longlisted for the 2013 Desmond Elliot Prize
• Rosie Garland beat nearly 2,000 debut novelists to win Mslexia's inaugural novel competition in 2011 with her novel THE PALACE OF CURIOSITIES, which was judged by bestselling author Sarah Waters, Jenni Murray and Clare Alexander.
• Her rich and extraordinary writing will appeals to fans of Erin Morgenstern.
Competition: The Witchfinder'S Sister; The Good People; Elijah'S Mermaid; Wintersong; The Goddess And The Thief. Sarah Waters;Beth Underdown; Hannah Kent; Essie Fox;
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780007492800
Publisert
2015-02-12
Utgiver
Vendor
The Borough Press
Vekt
300 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416
Forfatter
Om bidragsyterne
Born in London to a runaway teenager, Rosie has always been a cuckoo in the nest. She is an eclectic writer and performer, ranging from singing in Goth band The March Violets through touring with the Subversive Stitch exhibition in the 90s, to her current incarnation as Rosie Lugosi the Vampire Queen, cabaret chanteuse, incomparable compere and electrifying poet. She has published five solo collections of poetry and her award-winning short stories, poems and essays have been widely anthologized. The Palace of Curiosities is her debut novel.