{"product_id":"9781529418019","title":"The Daughter of Doctor Moreau","description":"Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529418019\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVelvet Was the Night\u003c\/i\u003e comes a dreamy reimagining of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Doctor Moreau \u003c\/i\u003eset against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The deeply atmospheric novel blends horror, science fiction, and historical events' \u003ci\u003eTime, 100 'Must Read Books of 2022'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarlota Moreau: growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatan peninsula, she is the only daughter of an eccentric, and dangerous, genius. His experiments, a motley group of hybrid monstrosities, are blindly loyal to their creator.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInto Carlota's strange but perfectly balanced world comes Eduardo Lizalde, the charming, careless son of Doctor Moreau's patrons. In the sweltering heat of the jungle, amidst her father's secrets and her own awakening feelings, Carlota will begin asking questions that could ignite a conflagration.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e______________________\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGenius \u003c\/b\u003e. . . combine[s] \u003cb\u003econtemporary political awareness\u003c\/b\u003e with the \u003cb\u003eappeal of a creepy gothic romance\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eevocative slow-burn SF drama\u003c\/b\u003e about \u003cb\u003ecolonialism\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eheredity and scientific hubris\u003c\/b\u003e, couched in\u003cb\u003e lush prose\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe imagination of Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a thing of wonder\u003c\/b\u003e, restless and \u003cb\u003eromantic\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efearless in the face of genre\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eembracing the polarities of storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Paints a \u003cb\u003evivid picture\u003c\/b\u003e that is as \u003cb\u003ealluring \u003c\/b\u003eas it is \u003cb\u003eunsettling\u003c\/b\u003e, filled with \u003cb\u003eaction\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eromance\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003emonsters\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363125219486,"sku":"ADS-9781529418019","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529418019.jpg?v=1767313271","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529418019","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}