Recensione:
“A terrific modern-day Victorian novel, and a true page-turner in the manner of the great works of that era. . . . The author has woven an enormous and intricate tapestry. . . . Take a chance and dive into Cox's delightful and deep sea of words.” — Edmonton Journal
“Entirely wonderful . . . chock-full of revenge, romance, duplicity, concealed identities and murder most frequent. . . . The novel's fierce suspense and endless surprises, burnished by Cox's gorgeous prose, make it irresistible. . . . [A] delicious piece of storytelling.” — Washington Post
“Absorbing. . . . Literary pastiche at its very best.” — TLS
“Gripping. . . . While readers unfamiliar with the first book will find themselves deeply engaged by the elegant descriptive prose, those with the benefit of the full context and nuances of The Meaning of Night will better appreciate this sequel.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Satisfyingly sinister.” — Daily Mail
“Those who have not yet encountered the author's erudite and intricate fictions have a treat in store. . . . This is a mystery worthy of Wilkie Collins, combining all the ingredients of a Gothic romance - disinherited heroines, dissolute heroes, revenge and remorse - with a very modern sense of pace.” — The Times
“[Cox is] a brilliant storyteller. . . . He crafts an intelligent page-turner with the sorts of dark, dirty secrets that modern readers have come to expect of the supposedly virtuous Victorians. . . . [No one] manages to better his exquisite period detail, scope and sheer readability.” — The Independent
L'autore:
Michael Cox is the editor of The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories and The Oxford Book of Victorian Detective Stories, and the biographer of the ghost-story writer and scholar M.R. James. He lives with his wife in rural Northamptonshire. His first novel, the internationally acclaimed The Meaning of Night, was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award, and he was nominated for Waterstone’s Newcomer of the Year at the 2006 Galaxy British Book Awards.
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