The Daughter Of Doctor Moreau
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- ISBN: 9781529418002
- Author: Silvia Moreno Garcia
- Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
- Pages: 320
- Format: Paperback
Book Description
Carlota Moreau: A young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula, the only daughter of a genius - or a madman.
Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol, an outcast who assists Dr Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas with plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: The fruits of the Doctor's labour, destined to blindly obey their creator while they remain in the shadows, are a motley group of part-human, part-animal monstrosities.
All of them are living in a perfectly balanced and static world which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau's patron - who will, unwittingly, begin a dangerous chain-reaction.
For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle passions may ignite.
Review
A chameleon writer with incredible writing skills - KIRKUS
Like [Shirley] Jackson, [Silvia Moreno-Garcia] uses language precisely and imbues her work with layers of meaning - BOOKRIOT
Moreno-Garcia is a magician able to switch genres with ease - THE OBSERVER on VELVET WAS THE NIGHT
As alluring as it is unsettling, filled with action, romance, and monsters . . . Readers will fall into this tale immediately, enchanted - BOOKLIST (starred review)
Like [Shirley] Jackson, [Silvia Moreno-Garcia] uses language precisely and imbues her work with layers of meaning - BOOKRIOT
A genre-jumping wizard, one of the most exciting and necessary authors writing today
- CHARLIE JANE ANDERS, award-winning author of THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHTMoreno-Garcia is a magician able to switch genres with ease - THE OBSERVER on VELVET WAS THE NIGHT
Cements Silvia Moreno-Garcia's incredible versatility as an amazing writer who moves between genres effortlessly
- S.A. COSBY, bestselling author of BLACKTOP WASTELAND on VELVET WAS THE NIGHTSilvia Moreno-Garcia's writing is unforgettable
- CHRISTINA HENRY, author of ALICE, on CERTAIN DARK THINGSWith intelligence, energy, and unexpected tenderness, Silvia Moreno-Garcia takes on Wells' classic tale of scientific hubris. Carlota, the mad Doctor Moreau's only child, is a creation more original than anything her father's cruel experiments could ever conjure. At once playful and deadly serious, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is an irresistible and thoroughly satisfying novel
- VALERIE MARTIN, author of Property and I Give It To YouThe brilliant and unstoppable Silvia Moreno-Garcia continues to weave her magic in The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, a smart, sinister fable about social inequality and exploitation, isolation and abuse of power. In her usual fashion, Moreno-Garcia has given us an extraordinary heroine to root for in Carlota, a young woman who can't know until she's tested how much power is hers to claim. Both lacerating and deeply empathetic, this story satisfies the reader on every page
- PAULA McLAIN, New York Times-bestselling author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go DarkAs alluring as it is unsettling, filled with action, romance, and monsters . . . Readers will fall into this tale immediately, enchanted - BOOKLIST (starred review)
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the background of 19th century Mexico.
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