The Quick (Paperback)
Lauren Owen (author)- In stock online
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099569978
Number of pages: 528
Weight: 417 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 33 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"A Gothic blockbuster." * Independent *
"Energetically throwing together real history and gothic fantasy, Owen has produced a novel that is macabre, readable and atmospheric." -- Nick Rennison * Sunday Times *
"A suspenseful, gloriously atmospheric first novel, and a feast of gothic storytelling that is impossible to resist." -- KATE ATKINSON
"Debut gothic mystery from a new British talent." -- Kate Figes * Mail on Sunday *
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