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Heather Parry - Orpheus Builds A Girl (2nd Hand Hardback)
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Synopsis
Gabriela has met a monster. He stole her sister.
When social unrest forces their family from their home in Cuba to Key West, Florida, sisters Gabriela and Luciana are suddenly immigrants. While the elder is quiet and cautious, the younger a fiery tearaway, in this unfamiliar place they are vulnerable and uncertain, and turn to one another.
When Luciana suddenly falls ill, she is taken to a doctor, Wilhelm von Tore, whose immediate obsession with her drives a wedge between the family. Gabriela can only watch as her desperate parents grant Wilhelm unlimited access to their younger daughter, hoping for a cure. He fills their home with the stench of flowers and treats Luci as a plaything.
When illness finally claims Luciana, Gabriela thinks they are free of this controlling man. But Wilhelm knows Luci is his destiny, and for him death is only the beginning.
Wilhelm creates a narrative of great love and all-consuming passion, but through the cracks in his account there appears another. Gabriela will not let Wilhelm’s version of events go unchallenged. She tells the story of her sister Luciana, fearless and full of life, and of the delusional man who robbed her from her grave.
Based on a chilling true story Heather Parry’s debut tale is "terrifyingly brilliant". She is one of the most interesting and talented British writers to emerge in recent memory.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : As New
- Category : Fiction - Horror
- Published : 2022 (Gallic Books - 1st Edition)
- ISBN : 9781913547400
- SKU : B003067
- PPC : SP500gm
- RRP : £16.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Orpheus Builds a Girl is a sinister dark flower of a book, both intoxicating and beautiful" - Camilla Grudova.
'A compelling, creepy tale' - The Independent.
‘A chilling exploration of power, love and grief' - Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea.
'I am in awe of this wonderful book' - Edward Carey, author of Little.
'Dark and twisted and beautifully written, based on a true story too shocking to believe.'
'An exceptional novel, one of the best books I’ve read in 2022. Twisted, compelling, horrifying, heartbreaking. This novel, based on a gruesome true story, questions just who a woman’s body belongs too. The dual narrative is so effective, exploring the dark, obsessive side of humanity in a so-called quest for science and on the other hand, a gut-wrenching tale of grief and family. I’ve read nothing like this before and yet it has all the hallmarks of a classic gothic tale. A really special novel.' - Waterstones Reviews.
The Author
Heather Parry is an established writer whose credits include The Stinging Fly, Gutter, Mslexia and The Ogilivie. She won the 2016 Bridge Award for an Emerging Writer, and Cove Park's 2017 Emerging Writer residency. In 2021 she was a Hawthornden Fellow. Her work has also been performed at The Edinburgh International Book Festival. She lives in Glasgow, and chairs literary events in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland. Heather Parry is the founder of the literary magazine Extra Teeth.