The Madman's Daughter - Softcover

Shepherd, Megan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062246968 ISBN 13: 9780062246967

Publisher: Harper Collins USA, 2013

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-01-11 Pages: 432 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US A dark. breathless. beautifully-written gothic thriller of murder. madness and a mysterious island ... London. 1894 Juliet Moreau has built a life for. herself-working as a maid. attending church on Sundays. and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all. no one ever proved the rumours about her father's gruesome experiments. But when she learns her father is alive and continuing his work on a remote tropical island. she is determined to find out if the accusations were true.Juliet is accompanied by the doctor's handsome young assistant and an enigmatic castaway. who both attract Juliet for very different reasons. They travel to the island only to discover the depths of her father's madness: he has created animals that have been vivisected to resemble. speak. a...

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Review:

"A deft twist on a familiar classic, THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER has the best of everything: beautiful writing, breakneck pacing, a pulse-pounding mystery, and an irresistible romance."--Carrie Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth series

"Anyone who doesn't pick up the next volume is mad!"--ALA Booklist

"Unexpected twists and a cliffhanger ending that should leave [readers] craving more."--Publishers Weekly

"Romantic, haunting, and full of spine-tingling thrills, THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER kept me reading late into the night."--Veronica Rossi, New York Times bestselling author of UNDER THE NEVER SKY

The fast-paced book is rife with excitement, romance, and intrigue. --School Library Journal (starred review)"

A deft twist on a familiar classic, THE MADMAN S DAUGHTER has the best of everything: beautiful writing, breakneck pacing, a pulse-pounding mystery, and an irresistible romance. --Carrie Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth series"

Romantic, haunting, and full of spine-tingling thrills, THE MADMAN S DAUGHTER kept me reading late into the night. --Veronica Rossi, New York Times bestselling author of UNDER THE NEVER SKY"

Anyone who doesn t pick up the next volume is mad! --ALA Booklist"

Unexpected twists and a cliffhanger ending that should leave [readers] craving more. --Publishers Weekly"

"The fast-paced book is rife with excitement, romance, and intrigue."--School Library Journal (starred review)

From the Back Cover:

Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London--working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her father's gruesome experiments. But when she learns he is alive and continuing his work on a remote tropical island, she is determined to find out if the accusations are true.

Accompanied by her father's handsome young assistant, Montgomery, and an enigmatic castaway, Edward--both of whom she is deeply drawn to--Juliet travels to the island, only to discover the depths of her father's madness: He has experimented on animals so that they resemble, speak, and behave as humans. And worse, one of the creatures has turned violent and is killing the island's inhabitants. Torn between horror and scientific curiosity, Juliet knows she must end her father's dangerous experiments and escape her jungle prison before it's too late. Yet as the island falls into chaos, she discovers the extent of her father's genius--and madness--in her own blood.

Inspired by H. G. Wells's classic The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Madman's Daughter is a dark and breathless Gothic thriller about the secrets we'll do anything to know and the truths we'll go to any lengths to protect.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Collins USA
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062246968
• ISBN 13: 9780062246967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 419