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The Maker of Swans: 'A deeply pleasurable gothic fantasy'
Paraic O'Donnell
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'Compulsive reading . . . rich, strange, beautiful' Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk
'A strange, new and captivating look at a magical realm . . . Lavishly entertaining' Independent
'Enthralling . . . a literary feast' Stylist
The world had forgotten Mr Crowe and his mysterious gifts. Until he killed the poet.
He lived a secluded life in the fading grandeur of his country estate. His companions were his faithful manservant and his ward, Clara, a silent, bookish girl who has gifts of her own.
Now Dr Chastern, the leader of a secret society, arrives at the estate to call Crowe to account and keep his powers in check. But it is Clara's even greater gifts that he comes to covet most.
She must learn to use them quickly, if she is to save them all.
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Praise for The Maker of Swans: 'A deeply pleasurable gothic fantasy'
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Compulsive reading . . . rich, strange, beautiful - Helen Macdonald, author of H IS FOR HAWKDazzlingly inventive, compelling - Jane CaseyExquisite - Liz Nugent, author of UNRAVELLING OLIVERThe Maker of Swans combines through-the-looking-glass enchantment with Nabokovian dexterity, and is also a sly and insightful commentary on the powers and weakness of artists. O'Donnell has written a mesmerizing book whose prose absolutely soars - Sandra Newman, author of THE COUNTRY OF ICE CREAM STARParaic O'Donnell has entertained us for the past year or so with his wit and imagination. I can't wait to read him at greater lengthParaic O'Donnell's writing is welcoming but rigorous, potent but funny. I read him with a combination of envy and gratitudeThe prose [has] a sense beyond cleverness of something with a life of its own, something poignant yet barbed and at the same time playfulI devoured this book and it kept me guessing right to the very end . . . Line by line, Paraic's writing contains some of the most beautifully turned phrasing I've read in a long while - Laura Barnett, author of THE VERSIONS OF US
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