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The Maker of Swans: ´A deeply pleasurable gothic fantasy´
Paraic O´donnell
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Description for The Maker of Swans: ´A deeply pleasurable gothic fantasy´
Paperback. **Shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the BGE Irish Book Awards 2016** Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 259 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
'Compulsive reading . . . rich, strange, beautiful' Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk 'A strange, new and captivating look at a magical realm . . . Lavishly entertaining' Independent 'Enthralling . . . a literary feast' Stylist The world had forgotten Mr Crowe and his mysterious gifts. Until he killed the poet. He lived a secluded life in the fading grandeur of his country estate. His companions were his faithful manservant and his ward, Clara, a silent, bookish girl who has gifts of her own. ... Read more
'Compulsive reading . . . rich, strange, beautiful' Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk 'A strange, new and captivating look at a magical realm . . . Lavishly entertaining' Independent 'Enthralling . . . a literary feast' Stylist The world had forgotten Mr Crowe and his mysterious gifts. Until he killed the poet. He lived a secluded life in the fading grandeur of his country estate. His companions were his faithful manservant and his ward, Clara, a silent, bookish girl who has gifts of her own. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474601030
SKU
V9781474601030
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About Paraic O´donnell
Paraic O'Donnell is a writer of fiction, poetry and criticism. His first novel, THE MAKER OF SWANS, was named the Amazon Rising Stars Debut of the Month for February 2016 and was shortlisted for the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards in the Newcomer of the Year category. He lives in Wicklow, Ireland with his wife and two children. ... Read more
Reviews for The Maker of Swans: ´A deeply pleasurable gothic fantasy´
Sonorous, beautifully made, disquieting
THE SPECTATOR
The Maker of Swans combines through-the-looking-glass enchantment with Nabokovian dexterity. O'Donnell has written a mesmerizing book whose prose absolutely soars
Sandra Newman, author of THE COUNTRY OF ICE CREAM STAR
Exquisite
Liz Nugent, author of LYING IN WAIT
Dazzlingly inventive, compelling
Jane Casey, author of THE BURNING ... Read more
THE SPECTATOR
The Maker of Swans combines through-the-looking-glass enchantment with Nabokovian dexterity. O'Donnell has written a mesmerizing book whose prose absolutely soars
Sandra Newman, author of THE COUNTRY OF ICE CREAM STAR
Exquisite
Liz Nugent, author of LYING IN WAIT
Dazzlingly inventive, compelling
Jane Casey, author of THE BURNING ... Read more