The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (Hardback)Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  • Hardback
  • 320 Pages / Published 19 Jul 2022
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. ‘ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022′ – She Reads’The imagination of Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a thing of wonder, restless and romantic, fearless in the face of genre, embracing the polarities of storytelling’ – New York TimesCarlota Moreau: A young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula, the only daughter of a genius – or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol, an outcast who assists Dr Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas with plentiful coffers.

The hybrids: The fruits of the Doctor’s labour, destined to blindly obey their creator while they remain in the shadows, are a motley group of part-human, part-animal monstrosities. All of them are living in a perfectly balanced and static world which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau’s patron – who will, unwittingly, begin a dangerous chain-reaction. For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle passions may ignite.

Additional information

Weight 538 g
Dimensions 240 × 32 mm
ISBN-13

9781529417999

Publisher

Quercus Publishing

Imprint

Arcadia Books

Date of Publication

19 Jul 2022

By (author)

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Pages

320

Format

Hardback

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