Macneal, Elizabeth
The Doll Factory
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529002430
- author:
- Macneal, Elizabeth
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 13 x 2.7 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Thrillers, Historical,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
In 1850s London, the Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park, drawing a crowd of onlookers. It is here that two people meet by chance, their lives forever changed by a brief encounter. For Iris, an aspiring artist, the meeting is a moment of inspiration, while for Silas, a curiosity collector, it marks the beginning of a dark obsession. Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, and agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. As her world expands, she begins to see the beauty in the world around her, but she has no idea that evil is waiting in the shadows. Silas's obsession is growing, and his fixation on Iris is becoming increasingly dark. As the boundaries between reality and art begin to blur, Iris finds herself trapped in a world of beauty and terror. With each brushstroke, she must confront the darkness that is closing in around her.