Once A Monster
Once A Monster
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Author
Author
Robert Dinsdale / Роберт Динсдейл
Dimension
Dimension
160x240mm (6,3'x9,4')
ISBN
ISBN
9781529097375
Format
Format
Hardcover
Language
Language
English
Page Count
Page Count
512
Publisher
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Year of book publication
Year of book publication
2023
Once A Monster
London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a crew of mudlarks who work a stretch of the Thames along the Ratcliffe Highway. An orphan since her mother died four years past, leaving Nell with only broken dreams and a pair of satin slippers in her possession, she spends her days dredging up coals, copper and pieces of iron spilled by the river barges - searching for treasure in the mud in order to appease her master, Benjamin Murdstone.
But one day, Nell discovers a body on the shore. It's not the first corpse she's encountered, but by far the strangest. Nearly seven feet tall, the creature has matted hair covering his legs, and on his head are the suggestion of horns. Nell's fellow mudlarks urge her to steal his boots and rifle his pockets, but as she ventures closer the figure draws breath and Nell is forced to make a decision which will change her life forever . . .
From the critically acclaimed author of The Toymakers comes an imaginative retelling of the legend of the Minotaur, full of myth and magic and steeped in the grime of Victorian London; perfect for lovers of historical fiction with a mythical twist.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Author:Robert Dinsdale - Роберт Динсдейл
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Language:English
Publication Date:2023
Number of pages:512 pst
Format:Hardcover
Width:160 mm / 6,3'
Height:240 mm / 9,4'
Weight:756 g
ISBN:9781529097375