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 sa vo svojej tvorbe zameriava na napínavé zápletky a zložité postavy, ktoré čitateľov vtiahnu do sveta plného intríg a nečakaných zvratov. Jeho štýl je charakteristický bystrým pozorovaním ľudskej povahy a majstrovským vykreslením atmosféry. Reese skúma témy morálneho dilematu a hraníc ľudskej vytrvalosti, čím núti k zamysleniu nad vlastným postojom k životu. Vďaka svojej schopnosti budovať napätie a prenikavému vhľadu do psychológie postáv si získal uznanie čitateľov hľadajúcich inteligentnú a pútavú literatúru.
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
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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.