{"product_id":"our-hideous-progeny-9780857529053","title":"Our Hideous Progeny","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Compelling and utterly absorbing... an artfully crafted debut'' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, author of PANDORA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A gripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition, passion and intrigue'' JESS KIDD, author of THE NIGHT SHIP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A wonderful book; dark, passionate, multi-layered'' JOANNE HARRIS, author of CHOCOLAT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A fantastic read: I felt everything about Mary, her simmering anger and her intellectual delight'' FREYA MARSKE, author of THE LAST BINDING trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Witty, dark and sharp as a scalpel...brilliantly captures what it''s like to be a woman in a man''s world'' LIZZIE POOK, author of MOONLIGHT AND THE PEARLER''S DAUGHTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. She knows her great uncle disappeared in mysterious circumstances in the Arctic but she doesn''t know why or how...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1850s is a time of discovery and London is ablaze with the latest scientific theories and debates, especially when a spectacular new exhibitio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this gothic adventure, \u003cb\u003edebut novelist McGill builds on Shelley's iconic story by adding sharp-minded female protagonist Mary\u003c\/b\u003e, who sets out to discover the truth about her great-uncle Victor Frankenstein's disappearance in the Arctic. * STYLIST, 'The best new feminist retellings of classic stories to read in 2023' *\u003cbr\u003eMcGill's prose is rich and atmospheric, perfectly capturing the eerie and foreboding tone of the Gothic tradition. The characters are complex and layered . . .\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eOur Hideous Progeny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a masterful work of Gothic horror that will leave readers on the edge of their seat.\u003c\/b\u003e * GLAMOUR *\u003cbr\u003eEvocatively and compassionately, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Hideous Progeny\u003c\/i\u003e seeks a way to tell the stories of those whose tales cannot fit in one book, those poor creatures who remain lost or forgotten\u003c\/b\u003e * NEW YORKER *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Hideous Progeny\u003c\/i\u003e takes inspiration from Mary Shelley's masterpiece along with the Victorian fascination with scientific innovation and the prehistoric world. This \u003cb\u003ewonderful debut\u003c\/b\u003e evolves into a \u003cb\u003egripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition, passion and intrigue\u003c\/b\u003e. * JESS KIDD, author of THE NIGHT SHIP *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderful book\u003c\/b\u003e; dark, passionate, multi-layered and rich with enticing detail. * JOANNE HARRIS, author of CHOCOLAT and THE STRAWBERRY THIEF *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866087567703,"sku":"9780857529053","price":11.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857529053.jpg?v=1722276970","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/our-hideous-progeny-9780857529053","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}