Love, Sex & Frankenstein

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Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816.
The dark summer that birthed a monster . . .

Eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. Tormented by Shelley''s betrayals, haunted by the loss of their baby and suspicious of her sister''s intentions, Mary seeks a refuge.

But Lord Byron''s villa, lying under ominous, ash-shrouded skies, feels more like a trap.
When Byron suggests each guest write a supernatural tale, Mary is as drawn to the challenge as she is, unexpectedly, to Byron himself.

And so an idea begins to form in her mind . . .

It spills out of her in thick, black ink.
A thing given life is before her.

Day and night, it possesses her.
Her heart, her desires.

But is she in control, or is it?

In this hauntingly evocative feminist retelling, Caroline Lea delves into the female rage, creative madness and steamy scandal that bore the world''s most famous work of gothic fiction. Perfect for fans of The Essex Serpent and The Manningtree Witches.<>

About the author

Caroline Lea grew up on the island of Jersey. The Glass Woman, her debut, is a gothic thriller set during the Icelandic witch trials. The Metal Heart, a Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month, is an epic Second World War love story; Prize Women reveals a feminist scandal at the heart of the roaring 20s. Her latest novel reimagines Mary Shelley and the writing of Frankenstein.

Product details

• Authors: Caroline Lea, Lea Caroline
• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.09.2024
• EAN: 9780241493014
• ISBN: 978-0-241-49301-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 222 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, Historical mysteries, 20th Century, FICTION / Gothic, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Historical crime and mysteries, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, FICTION / Feminist, c 1811 to c 1820 (Regency period), Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, Lake Geneva Region