The Gifts: The captivating historical fiction novel - for fans of THE BINDING
Author: Liz Hyder
Format: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 371g, 512 pages
Published: Bonnier Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2022
'Fierce and touching' - Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne'Your next obsession. . . Unique and captivating' - Cosmopolitan
It can take something extraordinary to show us who we truly are . . .
October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in Shropshire as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders.
Meanwhile, when rumours of a 'fallen angel' cause a frenzy across London, a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger . . .
THE GIFTS is the astonishing debut adult novel from the lauded author of BEARMOUTH. A gripping and ambitious book told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of nineteenth century London, it explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society and the dark danger of ambition.
'Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it' - Stacey Halls
Liz Hyder has been making up stories for as long she can remember. She has a BA in drama from the University of Bristol= and, in early 2018, won the Bridge Award/ Moniack Mhor Emerging Writer Award.Bearmouth, her debut young adult novel, won a Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award and was chosen as the Children's Book of the Year by The Times. Originally from London, she now lives in South Shropshire. The Gifts is her debut adult novel.
Format: Paperback
Weight: 371 g
Author: Liz Hyder
Format: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 371g, 512 pages
Published: Bonnier Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2022
'Fierce and touching' - Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne'Your next obsession. . . Unique and captivating' - Cosmopolitan
It can take something extraordinary to show us who we truly are . . .
October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in Shropshire as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders.
Meanwhile, when rumours of a 'fallen angel' cause a frenzy across London, a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger . . .
THE GIFTS is the astonishing debut adult novel from the lauded author of BEARMOUTH. A gripping and ambitious book told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of nineteenth century London, it explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society and the dark danger of ambition.
'Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it' - Stacey Halls
Liz Hyder has been making up stories for as long she can remember. She has a BA in drama from the University of Bristol= and, in early 2018, won the Bridge Award/ Moniack Mhor Emerging Writer Award.Bearmouth, her debut young adult novel, won a Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award and was chosen as the Children's Book of the Year by The Times. Originally from London, she now lives in South Shropshire. The Gifts is her debut adult novel.