'Ingenious and original' Philip Pullman
If you knew a book was cursed, would you still read it?
When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can't believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And, some say, cursed.
With Mr. Y under her arm, Ariel finds herself thrust into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time-travel.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781786899163
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 347 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 32 mm
Edition: Main - Canons
Ingenious and original - Philip Pullman
A breakneck thriller of a plot . . . Entertainingly, mind-bendingly weird . . . Thomas writes with marvellous panache . . . An accomplished, impressive thought experiment for the 21st century - New York Times
Brilliant . . . The mixture of intellectual discussion with a thriller plot should please fans of Umberto Eco - Ursula K. Le Guin, Guardian
Hugely enjoyable - The Times
An intellectual rollercoaster - Sunday Times
A masterpiece - Douglas Coupland
Ariel Manto is [Thomas's] most compelling creation yet . . . Destined to become a cult book - Sunday Telegraph
Utter enchantment - Independent
One of the most exciting novels I have read in recent years - Jonathan Coe
Mindboggling, brainy and playful - Independent on Sunday
This is a very odd little novel. I picked it up in a charity shop, solely because of the brightly coloured cover. Once I started reading it, I was immediately sucked into the story and became quite addicted to it.... More
I enjoyed this from the very beginning and the characters and storyline was so addictive. Although there were times i became a little lost and had to re read some parts.
This is a very odd book, but strangely enjoyable. Ariel is a PhD student with hardly any money to live on, and consequently hardly eats. She uses only one room in her flat, the kitchen, in which she has placed her... More
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