The Quick

You are about to discover the secrets of the quick - but first, reader, you must travel to victorian england, and there, in the wilds of yorkshire, meet a brother and sister alone in the world, a pair bound by tragedy. You will, in time, enter the rooms of london's mysterious aegolius club - a society of the richest, most powerful men in england. And at some point - we cannot say when - these worlds will collide. It is then, and only then, that a new world emerges, a world of romance, adventure and the most delicious of horrors - and the secrets of the quick are revealed. 'sly and glittering' hilary mantel 'impossible to resist' kate atkinson

Literature & Fiction

Lauren Owen

Literary

Vintage

1st UK ed. Signed and numbered by the author.No dust jacket as issued.

Genre Fiction

Jonathan Cape/Random House

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SLATEFor fans of Anne Rice, The Historian, and The Night Circus, an astonishing debut, a novel of epic scope and suspense that conjures up all the magic and menace of Victorian London  1892: James Norbury, a shy would-be poet newly down from Oxford, finds lodging with a charming young aristocrat. Through this new friendship, he is introduced to the drawing-rooms of high society and finds love in an unexpected quarter. Then, suddenly, he vanishes without a trace. Alarmed, his sister, Charlotte, sets out from their crumbling country estate determined to find him. In the sinister, labyrinthine London that greets her, she uncovers a hidden, supernatural city populated by unforgettable characters: a female rope walker turned vigilante, a street urchin with a deadly secret, and the chilling “Doctor Knife.” But the answer to her brother’s disappearance ultimately lies within the doors of the exclusive, secretive Aegolius Club, whose predatory members include the most ambitious, and most bloodthirsty, men in England.   In her first novel, Lauren Owen has created a fantastical world that is both beguiling and terrifying. The Quick will establish her as one of fiction’s most dazzling talents.  Praise for The Quick“A suspenseful, gloriously atmospheric first novel, and a feast of gothic storytelling that is impossible to resist.”—Kate Atkinson“A cracking good read . . . Owen takes the gothic conventions of the vampire novel in a refreshing new direction.”—Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches and The Book of Life   “A good old-fashioned vampire novel . . . What fun.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice)   “The Quick is that rare book that reviewers and readers live for: both plot- and character-driven, a stay-up-all-night reading romp. . . . This is elegant, witty, force-of-nature writing.”—The Dallas Morning News   “The book’s energy, its wide reach and rich detail make it a confident example of the ‘unputdownable’ novel.”—The Economist   “A seamless blend of Victorian London and rich imagination.”—Tana French, author of In the Woods   “A thrilling tale . . . This book will give you chills even on a hot day.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune   “Stylishly sinister . . . will have you sleeping with the lights on.”—O: The Oprah Magazine   “A sly and glittering addition to the literature of the macabre.”—Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall   “A big, sly bucketful of the most tremendous fun . . . [Owen] weaves what’s here with what’s beyond as easily as J. K. Rowling does.”—Slate    “[An author of] prodigious gifts . . . Owen captures Dickens’s London with glee and produces a number of characters Dickens would be happy to call his own.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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The Quick

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The Quick