Hide Me Among the Graves: A Novel - Couverture souple

Powers, Tim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0062210807 ISBN 13 : 9780062210807

Editeur : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2013

Synopsis

Book by Powers Tim

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“[A] breathtaking achievement, the complexity of which a review can only begin to capture...[A] powerful work.” (Locus)

“[I]nternational metaphysical intrigue involving time travel, Jewish mysticism, and Albert Einstein. . . . [I]t all somehow works in Powers’ wily storytelling logic. B+.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“[An] intense, downhill-race of a story . . . the summer sleeper hit of 2006.” (Denver Post)

“[THREE DAYS TO NEVER] contains so many genuine pleasures . . . plenty of action, humor and unexpectedly touching human drama. . . . [a] welcoming entry point to [Powers’s] singular fictional universe.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“A writer of extraordinary imaginative powers.” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

“A wild and wooly romp-fun.” (Library Journal)

“Almost despite its wonderful weirdness, this thriller moves at a frantic clip . . . [the] very outlandishness [of Powers’s metaphysics] makes the story all the more compelling.” (Booklist)

“Endlessly inventive . . . You might finish this overstuffed novel still unsure about the connection between Einstein and astral projection, but if you give in to Powers’s imaginative leaps and relentless pacing you may find that a mere quibble.” (New York Times Book Review)

“For those who have never read Powers before, THREE DAYS TO NEVER might be a welcoming entry point to his singlular fictional universe.” (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review)

“Grade: A . . . Powers never fails to reward readers with fascinating and believable tales that take them just beyond the edges of reality. Combining historical fact, science-fiction and thriller pacing, THREE DAYS TO NEVER is worth the wait. . . . Savor THREE DAYS TO NEVER.” (Rocky Mountain News)

Quatrième de couverture :

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 lives—but that her life and soul are in mortal peril from a vampiric ghost. But this is no ordinary spirit; the bloodthirsty wraith is none other than John Polidori, the onetime physician to the mad, bad, and dangerous Romantic poet Lord Byron. Both McKee and Crawford have mysterious histories with creatures like Polidori, and their child is a prize the malevolent spirit covets dearly.

Polidori is also the late uncle and supernatural muse to the poet Christina Rossetti and her brother, the painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. When she was just fourteen years old, Christina unwittingly brought Polidori's curse upon her family. And when Polidori resurrects Dante's dead wife—turning her into a horrifying vampire—and threatens other family members, Christina and Dante agree that they must destroy their monstrous uncle and break the spell. Determined to save their daughter, McKee and Crawford join forces with the Rossettis, and soon these wildly mismatched allies are plunged into a supernatural London underworld whose existence goes beyond their wildest imaginings.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062210807
• ISBN 13: 9780062210807
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544