{"title":"Essie Fox","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-fascination-june-2023-prem1er-edition-1","title":"The Fascination - June 2023 PREM1ER Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe estranged grandson of a wealthy collector of human curiosities becomes fascinated with teenaged twin sisters, leading them into a web of dark obsessions. A dazzlingly dark gothic novel from the bestselling author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sonambulist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMysterious, sometimes shocking, full of surprises and twists  brimming with Victorian wonders! \u003cstrong\u003eSean Lusk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEssie Fox follows in the footsteps of Angela Carter and AS Byatt with an adult fairy tale that delves into the darkest compulsions of human nature  an opium trance of a novel, a vivid fantasmagoria \u003cstrong\u003eNoel OReilly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn enthralling tale about deception, love and loss, and what it means to be different. Macabre and shocking, beautiful and tender, it had me spellbound \u003cstrong\u003eLouisa Treger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e________________________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictorian England. A world of rural fairgrounds and glamorous London theatres. A world of dark secrets and deadly obsessions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwin sisters Keziah and Tilly Lovell are identical in every way, except that Tilly hasn't grown a single inch since she was five. Coerced into promoting their father's quack elixir as they tour the country fairgrounds, at the age of fifteen the girls are sold to a mysterious Italian known as Captain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheo is an orphan, raised by his grandfather, Lord Seabrook, a man who has a dark interest in anatomical freaks and other curiosities  particularly the human kind. Resenting his grandson for his mothers death in childbirth, when Seabrook remarries and a new heir is produced, Theo is forced to leave home without a penny to his name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheo finds employment in Dr Summerwells Museum of Anatomy in London, and here he meets Captain and his theatrical family of performers, freaks and outcasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it is Theos fascination with Tilly and Keziah that will lead all of them into a web of deceits, exposing the darkest secrets and threatening everything they know\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring universal themes of love and loss, the power of redemption and what it means to be unique, \u003cem\u003eThe Fascination\u003c\/em\u003e is an evocative, glittering and bewitching gothic novel that brings alive Victorian London  and darkness and deception that lies beneath\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElixirs, fairgrounds, fairies in jars. Twins and monsters and outcasts. Essie Foxs fascinating and immersive tale is, at its heart, about acceptance of difference. I loved it \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Mazzola\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA beautiful, haunting tale peopled by a thrilling set of living, breathing characters. This is very fine historical fiction \u003cstrong\u003eEmma Carrol\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBeautifully controlled  This is exceptional storytelling, exquisitely told \u003cstrong\u003eNydia Hetherington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBeautifully researched, full of horrors and delights  a chilling, thrilling slice of Victorian gothic \u003cstrong\u003eBridget Walsh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo inventive and surprising  beautiful writing, unforgettable characters and some wicked humour, too \u003cstrong\u003eJuliet West\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA sumptuous, gothic treat that will reel you in and not let you go until the final page. Bravo! \u003cstrong\u003eCaroline Green\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEssie Fox is the mistress of gothic Victoriana  utterly beguiling and rendered in exquisite detail. This is a wonderful, captivating carnival of a novel \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Fremantle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWonderfully vivid and touching  extraordinary \u003cstrong\u003eAdele Geras\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eI loved this story of a group of wonderful others fighting to find their place and purpose in a glittering, but unforgiving, Victorian England \u003cstrong\u003eMarika Cobbold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAtmospheric, gripping and ultimately uplifting, its a tale of cruelty and depravity, but also love, friendship and acceptance \u003cstrong\u003eKaren Coles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRichly detailed, beautifully written  a fascinating read \u003cstrong\u003eMichael J Malone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA kaleidoscopic, twisting, devilish novel guaranteed to dazzle and delight. I was utterly beguiled by this wonder of a novel \u003cstrong\u003eDan Bassett, Bookseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264202424614,"sku":"the-fascination","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/9f6e3e8a-99e1-426a-abbd-984885bd9424.jpg?v=1701094086"},{"product_id":"dangerous","title":"Dangerous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWhen the disgraced Lord Byron is associated with the deaths of women in Venice, he turns detective to unveil the killer and clear his name. A dazzling, riveting historical mystery by the author of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e bestseller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eThe Fascination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘Brooding and brilliant’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eA.J. West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘As mesmerising and charismatic as Byron himself can ever have been … a magnificent gothic tale of scandal, secrets and murder’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eJanice Hallett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eA plot as labyrinthine as the Venice backstreets, told in dazzling prose; suspenseful, seductive stuff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eEvokes all the grimy charisma of eighteenth-century Venice … a mystery as sinuous as the city's alleys and canals. I was enthralled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eElizabeth Fremantle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A dark treat … \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003esplendidly gothic and impressively researched’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003eAndrew Taylor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e–––––––\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWhen fiction is fatal…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eLiving in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eBut when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a novel called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003eVampyre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e is published under his name, rumours begin to spread that Byron may be the murderer…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eAs events escalate and tensions rise – and his own life is endangered, as well as those he holds most dear – Byron is forced to play detective, to discover who is really behind these heinous crimes. Meanwhile, the scandals of his own infamous past come back to haunt him…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eRich in gothic atmosphere and drawing on real events and characters from Byron's life, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003eDangerous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e is a riveting, dazzling historical thriller, as decadent, dark and seductive as the poet himself…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e_________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘Brilliant, daring writing … a darkly delicious Venetian tale of murder and mystery’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAnna Mazzola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘Essie Fox expertly weaves fact and fiction in this gloriously gothic thriller, in which Venice becomes the atmospheric backdrop to Byron’s daring attempt to catch a killer and clear his name’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAnita Frank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eSumptuous, entertaining, and gloriou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003es’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eC.S. Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eFox is the queen of darkly glittering gothic fiction … an electrifying mystery inspired by Lord Byron's life – a tale so compelling I devoured it in one sitting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eLouisa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTreger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eMany writers have tried and failed to capture the Byronic quintessence, but the brilliant Essie Fox has succeeded admirably. She proves that the poet and rake \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eremains\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e fascinating because he is, indeed, mad, bad and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s9\"\u003eDangerous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAlex \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eLarman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A heady and intoxicating brew … scandalously scintillating’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eKate Griffin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A gorgeously clever thriller’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eAmanda Craig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A ravishing tale of murder, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003elust\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e and thwarted ambition. Essie Fox’s reimagining of Byron’s turbulent months in c19th Venice is a sumptuous, decadent delight’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Emma Carroll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘A deliciously gothic and beautifully written historical thriller starring the ultimate bad boy hero, Lord Byron’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFrances Quinn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘An incredibly evocative and atmospheric book that captures the Byronic soul in all its beauty and madness’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eVictoria Dowd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘Deliciously dark and everything I hoped it would be … seductive gothic thriller where the scandalous poet is both chief suspect and amateur detective’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePaul \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eBurston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘An engaging historical mystery tale in which the dissolute poet turns sleuth to clear his own name’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eJulie Anderson, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eTime \u0026amp; Leisure Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eA delicious dish of decadence … fastidiously researched, richly imagined, full of wonderful descriptions of Venice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eMichael Stewart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003eExceptional storytelling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNydia Hetherington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54977796342133,"sku":"9781916788442","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/d58e4f92-128b-4274-acdf-b3bb753a4ccc.jpg?v=1738835924"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/collections\/essie-fox.oembed","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}