The Thief on the Winged Horse
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2020
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UK Airports ed
Head of Zeus (Verlag)
978-1-78954-382-7 (ISBN)
Head of Zeus (Verlag)
978-1-78954-382-7 (ISBN)
The Kendrick family have run their world famous doll-making business for over 200 years. But one night the most valuable doll is stolen. Only someone with knowledge of magic could have taken her...
A dazzling mixture of crime, romance, magic and myth from the author of the bestselling The Psychology of Time Travel. The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls for over 200 years. But their dolls aren't coveted for the craftsmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it by its creator. A magic that can make you feel bucolic bliss or consuming paranoia at a single touch. Though founded by sisters, now only men may know the secrets of the workshop.
Persephone Kendrick longs to break tradition and learn her ancestors' craft, and when a handsome stranger arrives claiming doll-making talent and blood ties to the family, she sees a chance to grasp all she desires.
But then, one night, the firm's most valuable doll is stolen. Only someone with knowledge of magic could have taken her. Only a Kendrick could have committed this crime...
'Captivating, inventive and tender' ADELE PARKS
'An atmospheric examination of gender inequality' GUARDIAN
'A magical tale' WOMAN
'An addictive fantasy with a smart feminist twist' iNEWS
A dazzling mixture of crime, romance, magic and myth from the author of the bestselling The Psychology of Time Travel. The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls for over 200 years. But their dolls aren't coveted for the craftsmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it by its creator. A magic that can make you feel bucolic bliss or consuming paranoia at a single touch. Though founded by sisters, now only men may know the secrets of the workshop.
Persephone Kendrick longs to break tradition and learn her ancestors' craft, and when a handsome stranger arrives claiming doll-making talent and blood ties to the family, she sees a chance to grasp all she desires.
But then, one night, the firm's most valuable doll is stolen. Only someone with knowledge of magic could have taken her. Only a Kendrick could have committed this crime...
'Captivating, inventive and tender' ADELE PARKS
'An atmospheric examination of gender inequality' GUARDIAN
'A magical tale' WOMAN
'An addictive fantasy with a smart feminist twist' iNEWS
Kate Mascarenhas is a part-Irish, part-Seychellois midlander. Since 2017, Kate has been a chartered psychologist. Before that she worked as a copywriter, a dolls' house maker, and a bookbinder. She lives with her husband in a small terraced house which she is slowly filling with Sindy dolls. Her first novel, The Psychology of Time Travel was published in 2018 to wide acclaim.
Erscheinungsdatum | 25.10.2020 |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 145 x 228 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy |
Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror | |
ISBN-10 | 1-78954-382-7 / 1789543827 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-78954-382-7 / 9781789543827 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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