The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
*THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FIFTH NOVEL IN THE BELOVED NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING ALL SOULS SERIES, THE BLACK BIRD ORACLE, IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER.* 'My favourite book of all time' Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This book was pure perfection' Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Absolutely phenomenal . . . It was completely spellbinding' Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE HARDBACK BESTSELLER! Fall under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the epic third instalment in the runaway Number One Sunday Times bestselling All Souls series. ___ A world of witches, daemons and vampires. A manuscript which holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future. Diana and Matthew - the forbidden love at the heart of it. After travelling through time in SHADOW OF NIGHT, the second book in Deborah Harkness's enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew's ancestral home in France they reunite with their families - with one heart-breaking exception. But the real threat to their future is yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for the elusive manuscript Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on a terrifying urgency. Using ancient knowledge and modern science, from the palaces of Venice and beyond, Diana and Matthew will finally learn what the witches discovered so many centuries ago. ___ Five reasons to read A Discovery of Witches and the ALL SOULS series: 'Haunting in every way. A story thick with family secrets, human heartache, and the kind of deep magic only Harkness can conjure. You will be enchanted' LEIGH BARDUGO 'Harkness's lush prose makes a fantastical world real enough to touch' JODI PICOULT 'Rich, thrilling . . . A captivating and romantic ripping yarn' E L JAMES 'Intelligent and off-the-wall . . . irresistible to Twilight fans' SUNDAY TIMES 'A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire . . . an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy' DAILY MAIL
What a rich, thrilling and educational tale is.. A captivating and romantic ripping yarn -- E L James * Guardian *
Intelligent and off-the-wall...irresistible to Twilight fans * The Sunday Times *
Spellbinding... Unputdownable * Woman & Home *
This is a glorious, finely-wrought gem of a book: intelligent, thoughtful, intricate... I could lose myself in here and never want to come out: what better accolade can there be? ...Utterly enchanting on every level -- Manda Scott
A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire...all the ingredients for an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy * Daily Mail *
A vast, sexy, historical romp of a novel. There's no doubting Harkness's vivid imagination * Daily Mirror *
An inventive addition to the supernatural craze...has exciting amounts of spells, kisses and battles, and is recounted with enchanting, page-turning panache * Marie Claire *
Intelligent and off-the-wall...irresistible to Twilight fans * The Sunday Times *
Spellbinding... Unputdownable * Woman & Home *
This is a glorious, finely-wrought gem of a book: intelligent, thoughtful, intricate... I could lose myself in here and never want to come out: what better accolade can there be? ...Utterly enchanting on every level -- Manda Scott
A bubbling cauldron of illicit desire...all the ingredients for an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy * Daily Mail *
A vast, sexy, historical romp of a novel. There's no doubting Harkness's vivid imagination * Daily Mirror *
An inventive addition to the supernatural craze...has exciting amounts of spells, kisses and battles, and is recounted with enchanting, page-turning panache * Marie Claire *
Deborah Harkness is the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life. A history professor at the University of Southern California, Harkness has received Fulbright, Guggenheim, and National Humanities Center fellowships. Follow Deborah Harkness on Twitter @DebHarkness and visit www.deborahharkness.com and www.facebook.com/AuthorDeborahHarkness
SKU | GOR006645585 |
ISBN 13 | 9780755384792 |
ISBN 10 | 0755384792 |
Title | The Book of Life |
Author | Deborah Harkness |
Series | All Souls |
Condition | like new |
Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
Year published | 2015-04-09 |
Number of pages | 656 |
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