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A Great and Terrible Beautyby Libba Bray
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma’s reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she’s been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence’s most powerful girls—and their foray into the spiritual world—lead to? Review:"A Gothic touched by modern conceptions of adolescence, shivery with both passion and terror." Kirkus Reviews Review:"Bray's gripping and suspenseful debut novel provides the perfect canvas for Wyatt....Colorful details of Indian bazaars and the Spence School in London make this outing all the more compelling." Publishers Weekly Review:"A well written page turner, with strong characterization and dialogue, this Victorian-era gothic novel will find many readers unable to put it down until the very last page." Children's Literature Review:"Soundly researched and credible....[An] exhilarating and thought-provoking read." VOYA Review:"An interesting combination of fantasy, light horror, and historical fiction, with a dash of romance thrown in for good measure." Library Journal About the AuthorLibba Bray has worked as a waitress, nanny, burrito roller, publishing plebe, and advertising copywriter. She live sin Brooklyn, NY with her husband and son. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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