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The Gifts

"An otherworldly utterly fantastical feminist tale of female empowerment. What a joy it is."

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Liz Hyder of children's book Bearmouth fame, blows us away again in her first book for adults. 

This gripping fantasy opens in 1840 in a forest in Shropshire as Etta cries with searing pain ripping through her shoulders and she turns to see her winged silhouette. Meanwhile in London, a fallen angel is dragged from the river fuelling rumours of the Angel of the Thames, an ancient prophecy of doom. 

Told through five different perspectives in a vivid Victorian setting, the novel is mesmerising and explores science, nature, love, religion, power and the role of women. We follow the lives of four remarkable women, women who fight to be granted the freedom to imagine, to learn, to expand their minds. They all struggle in some way to be recognised for their talents and fight tradition and entitlement in their own way.

Renowned and ruthless surgeon Edward Meake forms the other perspective as he becomes obsessed with the angels hoping they will be the answer to fame and fortune. We see his fall from grace believing he is serving science and God’s will. 

If you love magical realism and historical fiction, then you will absolutely adore this book, it's an unputdownable triumph. A Star Book without a doubt. The beautiful words linger long after turning the final page.

Deborah Maclaren

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