num_pages: 512
description: After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world.
language: English
title: A Great and Terrible Beauty
titlecomplete: A Great and Terrible Beauty
characters: Ann Bradshaw, Pippa Cross, Felicity Worthington, Gemma Doyle, Kartik
genres: Historical, Young Adult, Teen, Magic, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
ratings_count: 220887
places: United Kingdom, London, England, England, India
series: Gemma Doyle
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Iowa High School Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Lincoln Award
publisher: Thorndike Pr