Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
In this sapphic reimagining, Mary Shelley, the brilliant mind behind Frankenstein, finds romance, mystery, and inspiration for her literary masterpiece as a spirited adolescent.
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In this sapphic reimagining, Mary Shelley, the brilliant mind behind Frankenstein, finds romance, mystery, and inspiration for her literary masterpiece as a spirited adolescent.
Autoren-Porträt von Anne Eekhout
Anne Eekhout is the author of the novels Dogma, which was nominated for the Bronzen Uil Prize for best debut; One Night, which was nominated for the BNG Literature Prize; and Nicolas and the Disappearance of the World, which was selected as the Best Book for Young Adults. She lives in the Netherlands.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Anne Eekhout
- 2023, 320 Seiten, Maße: 15,4 x 23,4 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Übersetzer: Laura Watkinson
- Verlag: HarperCollins US
- ISBN-10: 0063256746
- ISBN-13: 9780063256743
- Erscheinungsdatum: 10.10.2023
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"A beautiful, hallucinatory dream of a novel, Anne Eekhout's Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein brings Mary Shelley back to life with a brilliant intensity. This is a marvelous book about desire, and love, and the dark mysteries of the creative act." - J.M. Miro, author of the National Bestseller Ordinary Monsters"A fantastically moody, unsettling novel, with a teasing, enigmatic atmosphere entirely its own." - Sarah Waters, New York Times bestselling author of The Paying Guests and Fingersmith
"Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein is a nuanced, beautifully atmospheric portrayal of a young woman's intense inner life, foreshadowing Frankenstein's themes of grief, loneliness, and the desire for love." - Booklist
"Intensely lyrical and powerfully haunting... Sublime storytelling and Gothic fiction at its very best!" - Susan Stokes-Chapman, Author of Pandora
"Rich, intricate and beguiling, this is a novel of enormous insight, great heart and incredible skill. Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein has so much to tell us about grief, fear, love and imagination. I will return to it often." - Nell Stevens, author of Briefly, A Delicious Life
"A novel that tiptoes and whispers, woos and caresses like the darkest of fairytales. Laudanum and love, wild imaginations and haunted hearts; I was bewitched by this profound and pleasurable imagining of Mary Shelley and the Birth of Frankenstein." - Joanne Burn, author of The Hemlock Cure
""Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein will appeal to all fans of Mary Shelley and stands equally strong as a fine piece of historical fiction."" - Bookreporter.com
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