Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6169 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-10
• Binding: Paperback
• 485 pages

The Times
'.. a wonderful book, richly composed and beautifully written, an enthralling read from start to finish'

Daily Telegraph
`A most artful and delightful book, that will both amuse and chill'

Independent
`Creates an atmosphere close to Sarah Waters' Fingersmith in the convincing depiction of a sadistic underworld ... absorbing and beautifully written...'

Customer Reviews

Loved it...
For someone who hadn't finished a book in years I was amazed at just how quickly I got hooked on this booked and loved every page. I even shed a tear along the way.

Great book!
Not the type of book I normally read, but still found it very enjoyeable. The set is 19th century England is superbly described - its class society with its rich sides and its poor ones as well, the very precarious courtship relations and the hypocrisies of the society. The story is told as a first person story, with a very engaging character, and the role of Edgard Allan Poe goes through greatly: the story is full of surprises and turns, and kept me reading without stop!

Loved it
This is a fantastic book which is extremely interesting. The plot was fabulous with heroes and villains. Very well-written, interesting and enjoyable.