num_pages: 523
description:  An astonishing debut a novel of epic scope and suspense that conjures up all the magic and menace of Victorian London 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. Unnerved his sister Charlotte sets out from their crumbling country estate determined to find him. In the sinister labyrinthine city that greets her she uncovers a secret world at the margins 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 brothers disappearance ultimately lies within the doors of one of the countrys preeminent and mysterious institutions: The Aegolius Club whose members include the most ambitious and most dangerous 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 fictions most dazzling talents.
language: English
title: The Quick
publisher: Random House