“Masterful…scary and smart, working as a horror story but also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of will and love. To Helen it all seems the stuff of unenlightened fantasy.īut, unaware, as she wanders the cobblestone streets Helen is being watched. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she persuades to join her to a damnation of timeless, itinerant solitude. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts-or, at least, refuge. It has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Melmoth, Sarah Perry’s breathtaking follow-up to The Essex Serpent, a mysterious dark-robed figure has roamed the globe for centuries, searching for those whose complicity and cowardice have fed into the rapids of history’s darkest waters-and now, it is heading in our direction. Perry did as much in her richly praised novel The Essex Serpent, but this is a deeper, more complex novel and more rewarding.”- The Washington Post “Masterful.scary and smart, working as a horror story but also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of will and love. From the internationally bestselling author of The Essex Serpent-soon to be an Apple TV+ Series
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post Making your way through this novel feels like riding a high-end convertible down Hollywood Boulevard.”- Slate Mitchell’s prose is suppler and richer than ever. “Mitchell’s rich imaginative stews bubble with history and drama, and this time the flavor is a blend of Carnaby Street and Chateau Marmont.”- The Washington Post.New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks.After the discussion, Mitchell will answer audience questions. During this event, Mitchell and Kellogg will discuss the behind the scenes making of UTOPIA AVENUE and how it relates to other books in the “Mitchellverse,” as well as unpack the many music cameos that happen in the book and the kaleidoscopic rock and roll backdrop. The book follows a British band emerging from London’s psychedelic scene in 1967 and has been named "one of the best books of the year" by The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, The Guardian, among others. Join David Mitchell, the award-winning author of CLOUD ATLAS and THE BONE CLOCKS, and former book editor of the Los Angeles Times Carolyn Kellogg in this virtual event to celebrate the paperback release of Mitchell's UTOPTIA AVENUE. On his travels he learns of the mysterious Mirror of Llunet which is said to show the true self of anyone who stares into it. Having never known his parents, he harbors a secret wish that he has noble-blood in his veins and so he sets out to discover the identity of his parents, and find his place in the world. With the intention to ask Princess Elionwy to marry him when she returns from her training on the Isle of Mona, Taran desires to learn more about his heritage. This is the book in which he fully steps into manhood. The core of this series has always been Taran’s growth from a somewhat foolish and hapless boy into a man, and with each consecutive book he learns a little more about himself and the world around him. It doesn’t have a whole lot of swashbuckling action and gallantry, but as I've reread the books through the years, I've come to see it as the key to the series, and what lifts it into the realm of classics. My personal favorite in “The Chronicles of Prydain” is, no contest, “Taran Wanderer”. |