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A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780385732314 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher 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:
"In the opening scene of Bray's riveting debut novel set in Victorian times, narrator Gemma Doyle walks the streets of Bombay, India, with her mother on her 16th birthday. By the end of the second chapter, her mother, who has told Gemma to return home, is dead, and Gemma has envisioned just how it happened, involving a 'dark shape' that makes a 'slithering sound.' Next, readers find her on a train bound for Victoria Station, en route to Britain's Spence Academy. Gemma's visions intensify while at school, where she is led to a nearby cave and discovers a diary of a woman who had similar experiences. She soon learns of an age-old Order of sorceresses who can open doors between worlds-and of a tragedy two decades prior that is beginning to cast its shadow over her. Meanwhile, the girls of Spence are preparing for their 'season,' when they will be trotted out before wealthy bachelors in hopes of securing a good marriage. Bray brilliantly depicts a caste system, in which girls are taught to abandon individuality in favor of their man's wishes, as a deeper and darker horror than most things that go bump in the night. While aimed at female readers, it will be just as delectable to boys brave enough to be seen carrying a book sporting a corset-clad girl on the cover. The pace is swift, the finale gripping. A delicious, elegant gothic. Ages 12-up." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Review:
"An interesting combination of fantasy, light horror, and historical fiction, with a dash of romance thrown in for good measure." Library Journal
Review:
"A Gothic touched by modern conceptions of adolescence, shivery with both passion and terror." Kirkus Reviews
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
About the Author
Libba Bray has worked as a waitress, a nanny, a burrito roller, and an advertising copywriter. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.
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Average customer rating based on 9 comments:
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BellaEzrebetFang, June 18, 2008 (view all comments by BellaEzrebetFang)
Wonderful read! One of my top books!!!!!!
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chocochic53, December 9, 2007 (view all comments by chocochic53)
At first I only picked up this book because of the beautiful cover, but after reading it for just a few minutes, I was hooked. The story starts out with a mysterious bang, and grips you, forcing you to read it until you're through. You'll have to read the sequel Rebel Angles and personally, I can't wait for the third book to come out!
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tree_hugger, September 22, 2007 (view all comments by tree_hugger)
yep the other reviews pretty much said it! its amazing, a real classic. u wont be able to put it down! read it, love it, and read it again. and just in case u didnt no the second book is called rebel angles and the third is coming out THIS YEAR!
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780385732314
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
- Subject:
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- Subject:
- Schools
- Subject:
- Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Science Fiction
- Subject:
- Boarding schools
- Edition Description:
- Paperback
- Series:
- Readers Circle
- Publication Date:
- March 2005
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 403
- Dimensions:
- 8.06x5.26x.98 in. .69 lbs.
- Age Level:
- 13-17
- Notes:
9 for floor display, 4 for reader circle floor display
