Edith Holler by Edward Carey Hardcover Book

Description: Edith Holler by Edward Carey "The witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse--and the mysterious figure who threatens the theaters very survival The year is 1901. Englands beloved queen has died, and her aging son has finally taken the throne. In the eastern city of Norwich, bright and inquisitive young Edith Holler spends her days among the boisterous denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should ever leave its confines. Fascinated by tales of the city she knows only from afar, she decides to write a play of her own: a stage adaptation of the legend of Mawther Meg, a monstrous figure said to have used the blood of countless children to make the local delicacy known as Beetle Spread. But when her father suddenly announces his engagement to a peculiar, imposing woman named Margaret Unthank, heir to the actual Beetle Spread fortune, Edith scrambles to protect her father, the theatre, and her play--the one thing thats truly hers--from the newcomers sinister designs. Teeming with unforgettable characters and illuminated by the authors trademark fantastical illustrations, Edith Holler is a surprisingly modern fable of one young womans struggle to escape her familys control--and to reveal inconvenient truths about the way children are used." FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Edward Carey was born in Norfolk, England. He is a novelist, visual artist, playwright and director. He is the author of four novels, including Little, which was a Times and Sunday Times book of the year, and the YA series The Iremonger Trilogy. Edward lives in the United States and teaches at the University of Texas at Austin. Review Singular - a dark delight from beginning to end Erika Swyler, author of The Book of Speculation Edith Holler is that rarest thing, a newly written tale that feels as though its been discovered behind the stacked stone walls of an abandoned estate. Eldritch, raucous, blistering, beautiful, totally indelible Maria Dahvana Headley, author of The Mere Wife Brilliant and shiver-inducing . . . a delightfully macabre achievement, equal parts Charles Dickens and Sweeney Todd Helene Wecker, author of The Golem and the Jinni A raucous romp . . . A wonderfully strange and quirky tale about the power of penning and performing tales Kirkus Reviews Carey draws on fairy tales and Shakespeare for a dazzling bildungsroman . . . This affirms the authors standing as a major literary talent Publishers Weekly, starred reviewPraise for THE SWALLOWED MANProfound and delightful . . . a strange and tender parable of two maddening obsessions; parenting and art-making Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers A beautiful and dark meditation on fatherhood, mercy, redemption and the alchemy of isolation. Strange, moving and musical, its a delight A. L. Kennedy Haunting . . . the book, sentence by sentence, offers much in which to luxuriate Sunday TimesPraise for LITTLE Dont miss this eccentric charmer @MargaretAtwood Unmissable Olga Tokarczuk Wonderful Max Porter Absolutely brilliant Susan HillDelightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical Eleanor CattonStartlingly original The TimesVisceral, vivid and moving The Guardian Gutsngore galore: I bloody loved it The Spectator A tale as moving as it is macabre Mail on Sunday One of the most original historical novels of the year . . . Macabre, funny, touching and oddly life-affirming, Little is a remarkable achievement Sunday Times Clever and intriguing Daily Mail Maries story is fascinating in itself, but Careys talent makes her journey a thing of wonder New York Times By turns witty, ghoulish, poignant and curiously life-affirming, Little is a historical novel unlike any other BBC History Magazine A delightfully strange portrait of a young orphan honing her eccentric craft amid the tumult of the French Revolution . . . a novel that teems with life Time Details ISBN Author Edward Carey Publisher Thorndike Press Large Print Edition Description Large type / large print edition Year 2024 ISBN-13 9798885798204 Format Hardcover Imprint Thorndike Press Large Print Country of Publication United States DEWEY 823.92 Audience General Pages 650 Publication Date 2024-03-20 US Release Date 2024-03-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159283659;

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