The Doll Factory
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Описание и характеристики
The intoxicating story of one woman's dreams of freedom in Victorian England and the man whose obsession threatens to destroy them forever. . .
'A sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art and obsession' - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
London. 1850. On a crowded street, the dollmaker Iris Whittle meets the artist Louis Frost. Louis is a painter who yearns to have his work displayed in the Royal Academy, and he is desperate for Iris to be his model. Iris agrees, on the condition that he teaches her to paint.
Dreaming of freedom, Iris throws herself into a new life of art and love, unaware that she has caught the eye of a second man. Silas Reed is a curiosity collector, enchanted by the strange and beautiful. After seeing Iris at the site of the Great Exhibition he finds he cannot forget her.
As Iris's world expands, Silas's obsession grows. And it is only a matter of time before they meet again . . .
'A dark delight and fans of The Miniaturist and The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock will love it' - Red
Sunday Times Best Paperback of 2020 Pick - soon to be made into a major TV series!
ID товара
2890922
Издательство
Picador
Год издания
2020
ISBN
978-1-5290-0243-0
Количество страниц
380
Размер
2.3x12.7x19.7
Тип обложки
Мягкий переплёт
Вес, г
280
Отзывы
15 бонусов
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3.3
Юлия
29.03.2023
Нуар Лондона 19 века
Плюсы
Интересные необычные персонажи
Минусы
Не совсем поняла отсылки названия и окончательного сюжета книги
Sunday Times Bestseller - BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick - BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime
The intoxicating story of one woman's dreams of freedom in Victorian England and the man whose obsession threatens to destroy them forever. . .
'A sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art and obsession' - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
London. 1850. On a crowded street, the dollmaker Iris Whittle meets the artist Louis Frost. Louis is a painter who yearns to have his work displayed in the Royal Academy, and he is desperate for Iris to be his model. Iris agrees, on the condition that he teaches her to paint.
Dreaming of freedom, Iris throws herself into a new life of art and love, unaware that she has caught the eye of a second man. Silas Reed is a curiosity collector, enchanted by the strange and beautiful. After seeing Iris at the site of the Great Exhibition he finds he cannot forget her.
As Iris's world expands, Silas's obsession grows. And it is only a matter of time before they meet again . . .
'A dark delight and fans of The Miniaturist and The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock will love it' - Red
Sunday Times Best Paperback of 2020 Pick - soon to be made into a major TV series!
The intoxicating story of one woman's dreams of freedom in Victorian England and the man whose obsession threatens to destroy them forever. . .
'A sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art and obsession' - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
London. 1850. On a crowded street, the dollmaker Iris Whittle meets the artist Louis Frost. Louis is a painter who yearns to have his work displayed in the Royal Academy, and he is desperate for Iris to be his model. Iris agrees, on the condition that he teaches her to paint.
Dreaming of freedom, Iris throws herself into a new life of art and love, unaware that she has caught the eye of a second man. Silas Reed is a curiosity collector, enchanted by the strange and beautiful. After seeing Iris at the site of the Great Exhibition he finds he cannot forget her.
As Iris's world expands, Silas's obsession grows. And it is only a matter of time before they meet again . . .
'A dark delight and fans of The Miniaturist and The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock will love it' - Red
Sunday Times Best Paperback of 2020 Pick - soon to be made into a major TV series!
Автор создает идеальную атмосферу эпохи в книге, мрачный туманный город, где бок о бок живут сливки общества и те, к которых не хватает денег даже на челюсть вставную чтобы поесть. Реализм иногда вызывает ужас, но без лишних приукрашиваний, все по делу и по сюжету.