- Title:
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The Doll Factory
- Written by:
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Elizabeth Macneal
- Read by:
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Tuppence Middleton
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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9
- Duration:
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10 hours 54 minutes
- Published:
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May 28 2019
- Available Date:
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May 28 2019
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781529020304
- Genres:
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Fiction; Historical; Historical Fiction; Psychological Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
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Sunday Times bestselling author
Elizabeth Macneal's stunning debut set in Victorian London tells the story of a young woman who aspires to be an artist, and the man whose obsession may destroy her world forever.
London, 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment – forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange and beautiful, that meeting marks a new beginning.
When Iris is asked to model for pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly her world begins to expand, to become a place of art and love.
But Silas has only thought of one thing since their meeting, and his obsession is darkening ...
'A sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art and obsession.'
Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
'The Doll Factory conjures 1850s London in all its grime and glory, possibility and restriction in absorbing, immersive detail. Elizabeth Macneal has created that rare thing: a beautifully researched historical novel with a plot to stop your heart.'
Hannah Kent, author of Burial Rites and The Good People
'An exquisite novel of obsession, delusion, resilience and love, Elizabeth Macneal really is a breathtaking new talent.'
AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird