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The Thief on the Winged Horse
- Author
- Kate Mascarenhas
- Narrator
- Olivia Vinall
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 12 November 2020
- Run Time
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls since the early 1800s. But their dolls aren't coveted for the craftmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it by its creator. A magic that can make you feel bucolic bliss or consuming paranoia at a single touch. Though founded by sisters, now only men may know the secrets of the workshop.
Persephone Kendrick longs to break tradition and learn the family craft, and when a handsome stranger arrives claiming doll-making talent and a blood tie to the Kendricks, she sees a chance to grasp all she desires.
But then, one night, the family's most valuable doll is stolen. Only someone with knowledge of magic could have taken her. Only a Kendrick could have committed this crime...
Reviews for Kate Mascarenhas:
'Witty, inventive and unflashily wise about human hearts; Mascarenhas's future promises to be an exciting one' GUARDIAN.
'Breathtakingly tender and wryly understated' NEW YORK TIMES.
'Captivating, delightful and thoroughly original' JENNIE MELAMED.
2020 Head of Zeus
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Details
- Author
- Kate Mascarenhas
- Narrator
- Olivia Vinall
- Duration
- 9 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 November 2020
- ISBN
- 9781800245099
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
A dazzling mixture of crime, romance, magic and myth from the acclaimed author of The Psychology of Time Travel.The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls since the early 1800s. But their dolls aren't coveted for the craftmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it by its creator. A magic that can make you feel bucolic bliss or consuming paranoia at a single touch. Though founded by sisters, now only men may know the secrets of the workshop.Persephone Kendrick longs to break tradition and learn the family craft, and when a handsome stranger arrives claiming doll-making talent and a blood tie to the Kendricks, she sees a chance to grasp all she desires.But then, one night, the family's most valuable doll is stolen. Only someone with knowledge of magic could have taken her. Only a Kendrick could have committed this crime...Reviews for Kate Mascarenhas:'Witty, inventive and unflashily wise about human hearts; Mascarenhas's future promises to be an exciting one' GUARDIAN.'Breathtakingly tender and wryly understated' NEW YORK TIMES.'Captivating, delightful and thoroughly original' JENNIE MELAMED.2020 Head of Zeus
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