Sparks of Bright Matter - 'A debut novel of great imagination and originality'- THE SUNDAY TIMES

In 18th century London, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. A lot of knowledge is deadly.
When ambitious apprentice chemist and secret alchemist Peter Woulfe is tasked with caring for a mysterious illustrated book, the Mutus Liber, he quickly realises that the grimy underworld of Georgian London is even more dangerous than he first believed.
Soon the book is stolen by the light-fingered Sukie and Peter finds himself being pursued by threatening men who are willing to do anything to get the book back. Where in teeming London might Sukie be found? Why is Peter so enthralled by her? And what is it about the Mutus Liber that is so enticing? As the search for the book becomes an urgent game of cat and mouse, it seems that the key to Peter's present dilemma might only be found in half-remembered events from his childhood, and then further back still, in the mists of Irish myth.
A spellbinding and unputdownable tale about spirit and matter, love and lust, and reality and magic

About the author

Leeanne O' Donnell started her storytelling career working in radio with RTE and BBC, and has made a number of award-winning radio documentaries. Sparks of Bright Matter is her first novel, which she wrote from her home on the foothills of a mountain in the remote south west of Ireland.

Summary

In 18th century London, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. A lot of knowledge is deadly.

Product details

• Authors: Leeanne O'Donnell
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.2024
• EAN: 9781804184127
• ISBN: 978-1-80418-412-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 243 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 530 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Fantasy, Fiction & related items, Historical mysteries, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, Thriller / suspense fiction, Horror & ghost stories, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Historical fantasy