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Love, Sex & Frankenstein
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A suspense-filled retelling of the dark summer that should have broken Mary Shelley - but inspired her to write Frankenstein instead... Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816. Eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. Tormented by Shelley's betrayals, haunted...
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A suspense-filled retelling of the dark summer that should have broken Mary Shelley - but inspired her to write Frankenstein instead...
Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816.
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 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.
An idea begins to form in her mind... spilling out of her in thick, black ink.
A thing given life is before her. But is she in control, or is it?
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241493038
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 June 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 482g
Pages: 400
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.
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