The Ogre's Laboratory - Couverture souple

Buss, Louis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099749815 ISBN 13 : 9780099749813

Editeur : Vintage, 1999

Synopsis

When the previous incumbent in the parish of Wodden commits suicide in mysterious circumstances, Julian Snow, an immensely gifted young Catholic priest, is sent to take his place. Wodden is the home of a number of prominent Catholics, including a powerful Tory politician and an old Catholic family, the Trevellyans, whose ancestral seat, Flamstead House, dominates the village. One of Father Snow's duties is to say Mass at Flamstead and he dicovers that the ancient legends about Everard Trevellyan, the third Earl of Wodden, are still current in the village. Monstrous in size, dissipated in morals, Everard is said to have preyed on the local children. Soon after Father Snow has become convinced that there are good reasons for the continuing currency of the legend, that something very sinister indeed is happen-ing at Flamstead. And. furthermore, he has fallen in love...A compel-ling and atmospheric modern Gothic novel, and a moving exploration of a priest's crisis of faith, THE OGRE'S LABORATORY is an immensely impressive achievement.

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À propos de l?auteur

Louis Buss was born in 1963. He studied politics at Durham University and until recently, worked as a teacher. His first novel, The Luxury of Exile, won a Betty Trask award in 1996.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0099749815
• ISBN 13: 9780099749813
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 393
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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