Early nineteenth-century witch Herculine leaves her violent life in France for an uncertain future in America, where she enters into an erotic and desperate relationship with a beautiful slave and searches for her missing teacher, Sebastiana.
James Reese Knihy
James Reese se ve své tvorbě zaměřuje na napínavé zápletky a složité postavy, které čtenáře vtáhnou do světa plného intrik a nečekaných zvratů. Jeho styl je charakteristický bystrým pozorováním lidské povahy a mistrným vykreslením atmosféry. Reese zkoumá témata morálního dilematu a hranic lidské vytrvalosti, čímž nutí k zamyšlení nad vlastním postojem k životu. Díky své schopnosti budovat napětí a pronikavému vhledu do psychologie postav si získal uznání čtenářů hledajících inteligentní a poutavou literaturu.
Set against the backdrop of Victorian London, this novel intertwines historical figures like Bram Stoker, Walt Whitman, and Jack the Ripper within a thrilling narrative. The author skillfully blends fact and speculation, creating a gripping suspense story that captivates from the very first chapter. Renowned author Michael Connelly praises it as a mesmerizing thriller, highlighting its remarkable literary invention and relentless pace.
The Book of Shadows
- 623 stránek
- 22 hodin čtení
Alone among the young girls taught by nuns at a convent school in nineteenth-century France, orphaned Herculine has neither wealth nor social connections. When she's accused of being a witch, the shy student is locked up with no hope of escape ... until her rescue by a real witch, the beautiful, mysterious Sebastiana. Swept away to the witch's manor, Herculine will enter a fantastic, erotic world to discover her true nature -- and her destiny -- in this breathtaking, darkly sensual first novel.