Author

Publication

1996 - Penguin Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

49,750 words, Guess

Page Count

199 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveisbn_9780860681908
  • ISBN-100140256407
  • ISBN-139780140256406
  • Goodreads81026
  • Library of Congress Control Number95026415
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6053.A73 M34 1996
  • LCCPR6053.A73M34 1996

Description

From back cover: "One night Melanie walks through the garden in her mother's wedding dress. The next morning her world is shattered. Forced to leave the comfortable home of her childhood, she is sent to London to live with relatives she has never met: Aunt Margaret, beautiful and speechless, and her brothers, Francie, whose graceful music belies his clumsy nature, and the volatile Finn, who kisses Melanie in the ruins of the pleasure gardens. And brooding Uncle Philip loves only the life-sized wooden puppets he creates in his toyshop. This classic gothic novel established Angela Carter as one of our most imaginative writers and augurs the themes of her later creative works."

Description

One night melanie walks through the garden in her mother's wedding dress. The next morning her world is shattered. Forced to leave the comforatable home of her childhood, she is sent to London to live with relatives she has never met: Aunt Margaret, beautiful and speechless, and her brothers, Francie, whose graceful music believes his clumsy nature, and the volatile Finn, who kisses Melanie in the ruins of the pleasure gardens. And brooking Uncole Philip loves only the life-sized wooden puppets he creates in his toyshop. This classic gothic novel exablished Angela Carter as one of our most imaginative writers and augurs the themes of her later creative work.

Subjects

Genres

  • Adaptations

Other Editions

  • The magic toyshopPenguin Books1996-01-01
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