The Nature of Monsters

It is 1718 and, in a small parish near Newcastle, Eliza Tally, a headstrong girl of 15, embarks on a reckless love affair that will prove her undoing. When her lover casts her off, denying their union, she is forced to travel to London, a city that attracts and alarms her in equal measure. There she takes up a position in the house of an apothecary, Grayson Black, whom she trusts to salvage what remains of her reputation. From the highly-acclaimed author of The Great Stink comes a gloriously-written tale of consuming passions and obsessions. Set against the clamour and roar of eighteenth-century London, The Nature of Monsters brings vividly to life a world where the line separating science and madness is dangerously blurred, and where a single life counts for little in the relentless pursuit of progress.

Title - The Nature of Monsters

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Author - Clare Clark

ISBN 13 - 9780141018348

Imprint - Penguin Books Ltd

Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd

Date Published - 26/06/2008

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 128 x 202 x 26mm

Weight - 272 g

Languages - English