Description: The witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse--and the mysterious figure who threatens the theater's very survival Book and Mortar Record Store Edith Holler -- Edward Carey The witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse--and the mysterious figure who threatens the theater's very survival The year is 1901. England's beloved queen has died, and her aging son has finally taken the throne. In the eastern city of Norwich, bright and inquisitive young Edith Holler spends her days among the boisterous denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should ever leave its confines. Fascinated by tales of the city she knows only from afar, she decides to write a play of her own: a stage adaptation of the legend of Mawther Meg, a monstrous figure said to have used the blood of countless children to make the local delicacy known as Beetle Spread. But when her father suddenly announces his engagement to a peculiar, imposing woman named Margaret Unthank, heir to the actual Beetle Spread fortune, Edith scrambles to protect her father, the theatre, and her play--the one thing that's truly hers--from the newcomer's sinister designs. Teeming with unforgettable characters and illuminated by the author's trademark fantastical illustrations, Edith Holler is a surprisingly modern fable of one young woman's struggle to escape her family's control--and to reveal inconvenient truths about the way children are used. Author: Edward Carey Publisher: Riverhead Books Published: 10/31/2023 Pages: 400 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 1.31lbs Size: 9.29h x 6.34w x 1.11d ISBN: 9780593188903 Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 08/28/2023 Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2023 Booklist 09/01/2023 pg. 49 About the Author Edward Carey is a novelist, visual artist, and playwright. His previous novels include The Swallowed Man (a New York Times Editors' Choice), Little, Alva & Irva, and Observatory Mansions, and an acclaimed series for young adults, the Iremonger Trilogy. Born in England, he now teaches at the University of Texas in Austin, where he lives with his wife, Elizabeth McCracken, and their family.
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Book Title: Edith Holler : a Novel
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Literary, Historical
Item Height: 1.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Edward Carey
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
