by Jaclyn Dolamore (Author)
Nimira is a music-hall performer forced to dance for pennies to an audience of leering drunks. When wealthy sorcerer Hollin Parry hires her to do a special act - singing accompaniment to an exquisite piano-playing automaton, Nimira believes it is the start of a new life. In Parry's world, however, buried secrets stir. Unsettling below-stairs rumours abound about ghosts, a mad woman roaming the halls, and of Parry's involvement in a gang of ruthless sorcerers who torture fairies for sport. When Nimira discovers the spirit of a dashing young fairy gentleman is trapped inside the automaton's stiff limbs, waiting for someone to break the curse and set him free, the two fall in love. But it is a love set against a dreadful race against time to save the entire fairy realm, which is in mortal peril.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01 Feb 2010
ISBN 10: 1408802120
ISBN 13: 9781408802120
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Pushing the boundaries for the genre as it blends fantasy, gothic intrigue, historical fiction and a healthy dash of romance Jackie Dolamore is a lyrical new voice with boundless potential. She is already working on her second book