The Quick

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  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9780812993271
  • 17 juni 2014
  • 544 pagina's
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SLATE

For fans of Anne Rice, The Historian, and The Night Circus, an astonishing debut, a novel of epic scope and suspense that conjures up all the magic and menace of Victorian London


1892: James Norbury, a shy would-be poet newly down from Oxford, finds lodging with a charming young aristocrat. Through this new friendship, he is introduced to the drawing-rooms of high society and finds love in an unexpected quarter. Then, suddenly, he vanishes without a trace. Alarmed, his sister, Charlotte, sets out from their crumbling country estate determined to find him. In the sinister, labyrinthine London that greets her, she uncovers a hidden, supernatural city populated by unforgettable characters: a female rope walker turned vigilante, a street urchin with a deadly secret, and the chilling “Doctor Knife.” But the answer to her brother’s disappearance ultimately lies within the doors of the exclusive, secretive Aegolius Club, whose predatory members include the most ambitious, and most bloodthirsty, men in England.

In her first novel, Lauren Owen has created a fantastical world that is both beguiling and terrifying.The Quick will establish her as one of fiction’s most dazzling talents.

Praise for The Quick

“A suspenseful, gloriously atmospheric first novel, and a feast of gothic storytelling that is impossible to resist.”—Kate Atkinson

“A cracking good read . . . Owen takes the gothic conventions of the vampire novel in a refreshing new direction.”—Deborah Harkness, author ofA Discovery of Witches and The Book of Life

“A good old-fashioned vampire novel . . . What fun.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice)

“The Quick is that rare book that reviewers and readers live for: both plot- and character-driven, a stay-up-all-night reading romp. . . . This is elegant, witty, force-of-nature writing.”—The Dallas Morning News

“The book’s energy, its wide reach and rich detail make it a confident example of the ‘unputdownable’ novel.”—The Economist

“A seamless blend of Victorian London and rich imagination.”—Tana French, author ofIn the Woods

“A thrilling tale . . . This book will give you chills even on a hot day.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Stylishly sinister . . . will have you sleeping with the lights on.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

“A sly and glittering addition to the literature of the macabre.”—Hilary Mantel, author ofWolf Hall

“A big, sly bucketful of the most tremendous fun . . . [Owen] weaves what’s here with what’s beyond as easily as J. K. Rowling does.”—Slate

“[An author of] prodigious gifts . . . Owen captures Dickens’s London with glee and produces a number of characters Dickens would be happy to call his own.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
17 juni 2014
Aantal pagina's
544
Illustraties
Nee

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Hoofdauteur
Lauren Owen
Hoofduitgeverij
Random House

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Extra groot lettertype
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Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
169 mm
Verpakking hoogte
43 mm
Verpakking lengte
240 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
567 g

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    Ik ben nu (met moeite) halverwege dit boek. Het is nog niet spannend, niet eng, niét spooky of eerie. Het moet wel een héél dramatische wending gaan nemen moet dit boek nog zo goed worden als alle blurbs/recensies het doen overkomen.

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