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Our hideous progeny

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Mary is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. She knows her uncle disappeared in mysterious circumstances in the Arctic but she doesn’t know why or how. She and her husband are trying to make a name for themselves as paleontologists but, in 1850s’ London, scientific success requires wealth and connections – neither of which they possess. But then Mary discovers some old family papers that allude to the truth behind her great-uncle’s past, of his attempts to create a living being and the creature that ultimately killed him. Perhaps this idea will prove to be their salvation.

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‘Compelling and utterly absorbing… an artfully crafted debut’ SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, author of PANDORA

‘A gripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition, passion and intrigue’ JESS KIDD, author of THE NIGHT SHIP

‘A wonderful book; dark, passionate, multi-layered’ JOANNE HARRIS, author of CHOCOLAT

‘A fantastic read: I felt everything about Mary, her simmering anger and her intellectual delight’ FREYA MARSKE, author of THE LAST BINDING trilogy

‘Witty, dark and sharp as a scalpel…brilliantly captures what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s world’ LIZZIE POOK, author of MOONLIGHT AND THE PEARLER’S DAUGHTER

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Mary is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. She knows her great uncle disappeared in mysterious circumstances in the Arctic but she doesn’t know why or how…

The 1850s is a time of discovery and London is ablaze with the latest scientific theories and debates, especially when a spectacular new exhibition of dinosaur sculptures opens at the Crystal Palace. Mary, with a sharp mind and a sharper tongue, is keen to make her name in this world of science, alongside her geologist husband Henry, but without wealth and connections, their options are limited.

But when Mary discovers some old family papers that allude to the shocking truth behind her great-uncle’s past, she thinks she may have found the key to securing their future… Their quest takes them to the wilds of Scotland, to Henry’s intriguing but reclusive sister Maisie, and to a deadly chase with a rival who is out to steal their secret…

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Additional information

Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 22.2 × 14.4 × 4 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

400

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K