The Mesmerist: Number 1 in series - Brossura

Ewing, Barbara

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0751537608 ISBN 13: 9780751537604

Casa editrice: Sphere, 2008

Riassunto

London, 1838: the controversial practice of Mesmerism, with its genuine practitioners and its fraudulent chancers, has hypnotised the city. Miss Cordelia Preston, a beautiful, ageing, out-of-work actress terrified of returning to the poverty of her childhood, suddenly emerges as a Lady Phreno-Mesmerist. In her candle-lit Bloomsbury basement she learns to harness her talent - and to finally look towards the future.

But success is fragile when you have a past filled with secrets. On a wintry, moonlit night a body is found in Bloomsbury Square, and what began as an audacious subterfuge erupts into a scandal. Cordelia's past is revealed, bringing not only heartache but terror - and the mystery of a cloaked figure who waits for her in the shadowy London streets.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

Mesmerically gripping (Sainsbury’s MAGAZINE)

The enormous spirit of the characters and overriding sense of fun gives this book warmth and appeal (Waterstone’s Books Quarterly)

Written with insight, intelligence and style, a highly engaging and entertaining read with a complex plot and a cast of utterly believable characters (SYDNEY Morning HERALD)

A good-humoured saga (SUN HERALD)

Descrizione del libro:

A captivating, rich historical novel set in nineteenth-century Bloomsbury.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Sphere
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0751537608
• ISBN 13: 9780751537604
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 399