The Gifts

The Gifts
Liz Hyder
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 400pg
1 Sep 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781786580757
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October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in Shropshire as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders. Meanwhile, when rumours of a ' fallen angel' cause a frenzy across London, a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger . . . THE GIFTS is the astonishing debut adult novel from the lauded author of BEARMOUTH. A gripping and ambitious book told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of nineteenth century London, it explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society and the dark danger of ambition. Praise for BEARMOUTH: ' Ambitious and darkly brilliant . . . provocative, tender, claustrophobic and epic. It blew my mind' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave ' Extraordinary. . . compelling and original' - Sunday Times, Book of the Year ' Devastating, genre breaking. . . I can' t wait to see what Hyder does next, I will go wherever she takes me' - Daisy Johnson ' Hand-in-mouth gripping. . . [Hyder] will become a household name' - The Times
' Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it. ' - Stacey Halls ' I devoured The Gifts, eager to find out the fate of its wonderfully drawn characters. A wonderful, atmospheric book that immersed me in the dirty streets of nineteenth century London and swept me away to the hills of Shropshire. A real gem. ' - Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City ' Fierce and touching. . . a beautiful, riveting novel suffused with luminous magic against the grimy backdrop of 19th century London. Wild female power clashes with dark scientific ambition in this compelling story. ' - Jennifer Saint, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ariadne ' From the moment the Thames gave up its astonishing secret, I was transfixed by this fantastical tale of winged women and their quest for liberation in the face of science turned into dark obsession. A deliciously intriguing mix of moral bankruptcy and resilience, with a captivating female friendship at its heart. ' - Sonia Velton, author of Blackberry and Wild Rose ' An extraordinary novel-resonant, propulsive, and utterly absorbing. Once I' d picked it up, I truly couldn' t put it down-I didn' t want to leave Liz Hyder' s vividly realised world, and I cannot wait to follow wherever she takes us next. ' - Katie Lowe, author of The Furies
Liz Hyder is a writer, experienced workshop leader and award-winning arts PR consultant. She has a BA in drama from the University of Bristol and, in early 2018, won the Bridge Award/Moniack Mhor' s Emerging Writer Award. Bearmouth her debut young adult novel was awarded a Waterstones Children' s Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award and was chosen as Children' s Book of the Year in The Times. THE GIFTS is her debut adult novel.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781786580757
Published: 1 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manilla Press
Publisher: Bonnier Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 371g
Pages: 400

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