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Angelmonster
By Veronica Bennett
A powerful story about Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein", and the thin line between love and obsession.
Mary and her sister Jane have always longed for a handsome young poet to whisk them away from their mundane life. Then, in the spring of 1814, Percy Shelley walks into their father’s shop, like an angel of deliverance. Seduced by Shelley’s radical ideas – equality of the sexes and freedom from the binds of religion – the girls flee with him to Europe. But the life they lead together is frowned on by their family and society. Persecuted by gossip and plagued by jealousy and suspicion, Mary becomes haunted by freakish imaginings. Her children with Shelley begin to die, and though her grief threatens to overwhelm her and her marriage to Shelley, it also gives her the germ of an idea – a story. Then Shelley drowns after a foolish sailing expedition, and Mary knows that is time to write "Frankenstein".
- An exceptional novel that will establish Veronica Bennett as a major voice in the literary world.
About the author
Veronica Bennett graduated from University College, Cardiff. She was an English lecturer for several years before becoming a successfully published children's author.
Review
"Bennett has written a dramatic, compelling novel for young adults around the early life of prodigiously talented, strong and independent Mary Shelley." Viewpoint
ISBN:
9780744559866
Imprint:
Walker Books
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
November 1, 2005
Dimensions:
120 x 190mm, 208pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$16.95
New Zealand RRP:
$19.99
Stock Level:
Low Stock