London, winter of 1862, Adelaide McKee, a former prostitute, arrives on the doorstep of veterinarian John Crawford, a man she met once seven years earlier. Their brief meeting produced a child who, until now, had been presumed dead. McKee has learned that the girl livesβbut that her life and soul ar
Hide Me Among the Graves
β Scribed by Powers, Tim
- Book ID
- 107091028
- Publisher
- HarperCollins US
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 554 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
"Tim Powers has long been one of my absolutely favorite writers, those whose new books I snatch up as soon as they appear."
--Peter Straub
From Last Call to On Stranger Tides to Declare to Three Days to Never , any book by the inimitable Tim Powers is a wonder. With Hide Me Among the Graves, it's possible that the uniquely ingenious Powers has surpassed even himself. A breathtaking historical thriller in which art and the supernatural collide, Hide Me Among the Graves transports readers back to mid-19th century London and features a reformed ex-prostitute, a veterinarian, and the vampire ghost of Lord Byron's onetime physician, uncle to poet Christina Rossetti and her brother, the painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. A novel that, like all his others, is virtually impossible to pidgeonhole--or to resist--Hide Me Among the Graves is the taut, gripping, and utterly remarkable literary thrill ride that Tim Powers...
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"Tim Powers has long been one of my absolutely favorite writers, those whose new books I snatch up as soon as they appear." --Peter Straub From _Last Call_ to _On Stranger Tides_ to _Declare_ to _Three Days to Never_ , any book by the inimitable Tim Powers is a wonder. With _Hide Me Among the Grav
βTim Powers has long been one of my absolutely favorite writers, those whose new books I snatch up as soon as they appear.β βPeter Straub From *Last Call* to *On Stranger Tides* to *Declare* to *Three Days to Never*, any book by the inimitable Tim Powers is a wonder. With *Hide Me Among the Graves
From Last Call to On Stranger Tides to Declare to Three Days to Never, any book by the inimitable Tim Powers is a wonder. With Hide Me Among the Graves, it's possible that the uniquely ingenious Powers has surpassed even himself. A breathtaking historical thriller in which art and the supernatural c