The Gifts: 'Fierce and touching' Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne
Liz Hyder
The Gifts: ‘Fierce and touching’ Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne
Liz Hyder
In an age defined by men, it will take something extraordinary to show four women who they truly are …
October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in Shropshire as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders.
Meanwhile, when rumours of a ‘fallen angel’ cause a frenzy across London, a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grip of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger …
THE GIFTS is the astonishing debut adult novel from the lauded author of BEARMOUTH. A gripping and ambitious book told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of nineteenth century London, it explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society and the dark danger of ambition.
‘Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it’ Stacey Halls
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