The Doll Factory: The spellbinding gothic page turner of desire and obsession

ISBN-13: 9781529002430 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 384 str.

Elizabeth Macneal

Opis

The Doll Factory, the debut novel by Elizabeth Macneal, is a story of art, obsession and possession set in Victorian London.

The Sunday Times Bestseller - As Read on BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice'A sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art and obsession' - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the TrainLondon. 1850. On a crowded street, the dollmaker Iris Whittle meets the artist Louis Frost. Louis is a Pre-Raphaelite painter who yearns to have his work displayed in the Royal Academy, and he is desperate for Iris to be his model. Iris agrees, on the condition that he teaches her to paint.Dreaming of freedom, Iris throws herself into this new life of art and love, unaware that she has caught the eye of a second man. Silas Reed is a curiosity collector, enchanted by the strange and beautiful. After seeing Iris at the site of the Great Exhibition, he finds he cannot forget her.As Iris's world expands, Silas's obsession grows. It is only a matter of time before they meet again . . .'A dark delight and fans of The Miniaturist and The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock will love it' - Red

Recenzje

A remarkable example of historical fiction . . . full of life, colour and intelligence Sunday Times

O autorze

Elizabeth Macneal was born in Scotland and now lives in East London. She is a writer and potter and works from a small studio at the bottom of her garden. She read English Literature at Oxford University, before working in the City for several years. In 2017, she completed the Creative Writing MA at UEA where she was awarded the Malcolm Bradbury scholarship. The Doll Factory, Elizabeth's debut novel, won the Caledonia Novel Award 2018.