The Bedlam Stacks: By the Internationally Bestselling Author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street - Rilegato

Pulley, Natasha

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9781408878446: The Bedlam Stacks: By the Internationally Bestselling Author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

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ISBN 10: 1408878445 ISBN 13: 9781408878446

Casa editrice: Bloomsbury Circus, 2017

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From the internationally bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street comes an astonishing historical novel set in the magical forests of South America, perfect for fans of The Night Circus, The Essex Serpent and The Muse

AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH

Deep in uncharted Peru, the holy town of Bedlam stands at the edge of a forest. The shrine statues move, and anyone who crosses the border dies. But somewhere inside are cinchona trees, whose bark yields quinine: the only known treatment for malaria.

By 1859, on the other side of the Pacific, the hunt for a reliable source of quinine is critical and the India Office searches out its last qualified expeditionary, the injured Merrick Tremayne. Against his own better judgement, Merrick finds himself dispatched to Bedlam under orders to bring back cinchona cuttings at any cost.

As Merrick travels into hostile territory, he meets Raphael, a priest around whom the villagers spin unsettlingly familiar stories of impossible disappearances and living stone. It is through him that Merrick finally discovers a legacy that will prove more dangerous and valuable than the India Office could ever have imagined.

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The Peru that Markham and Tremayne encounter is a sheer fantastical delight. Exploding "whitewood" trees, lamps made of glowing pollen, moving statues and rock formations of pure glass ... What's more, she writes elegantly and plots like a pro (The Times)

An epic journey . Violence and danger shimmer in the air like pollen (New York Times)

A fast-paced adventure story with great characters and a message about colonialism (i)

An immense treat for lovers of both historical fiction and the surreal (Observer)

Pulley's prose is as delightfully playful and evocative as ever. She paints a hidden world that's every bit as colourful as James Cameron's Pandora, packed with vibrant and quirky characters, and fascinating historical detail that never feels forced **** (SFX Magazine)

A magical, hugely imaginative novel set in 1859 . Adventure and mystery abound as his expedition encounters moving statues, exploding trees, volcanic glass, floating cities and protective Incas (Eithne Farry, Sunday Express)

Natasha Pulley had a lot to live up to after the runaway success of her debut novel, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. But she's managed to do just that with The Bedlam Stacks (Herald)

Filled with wondrous images, from moving statues to exploding trees . It rolls along at speed to a satisfying ending (Scotsman)

This terrific historical adventure draws on the same world of magic and intrigue as Pulley's bestselling The Watchmaker of Filigree Street . Brilliantly imaginative (Saga ‘Poolside page-turners’)

Part adventure story, part meditation, and all richly imagined dreamscape ... Pulley's story reaches across the years and miles to reflect on the nature of time, myth, magic, and above all, what makes us most human . Magical on the outside and inside (Chicago Review of Books)

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