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The quick : a novel
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First edition.
"Lauren Owen's thrilling first novel introduces an utterly beguiling world. London, 1893: James Norbury is a shy would-be poet, newly down from Oxford and confounded by the sinister, labyrinthine city at his doorstep. Taking up lodging with a dissolute young aristocrat, he is introduced to the drawing rooms of high society and finds love in an unexpected quarter. On the cusp of achieving a happiness long denied to him, he vanishes without a trace. In Yorkshire, his sister Charlotte - only in her twenties but already resigned to life as a rural spinster - sets out to find her brother. Her search for answers leads her to one of the country's pre-eminent and mysterious institutions: The Aegolius Club, whose members include the richest, most ambitious men in England. Trying to save James - and herself - from the Club's designs, Charlotte uncovers a secret world at the city's margins populated by unforgettable characters: a female rope walker turned vigilante, a street urchin with a deadly secret, and the chilling "Dr. Knife." As emotionally involving as it is suspenseful, The Quick will establish its young author as one of contemporary fiction's most dazzling talents" --
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| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
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| Arcade Free Library | FIC OWEN (Text) Adult Fiction |
52112300381621 |
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| Dansville Public Library | FIC OWE (Text) Adult Fiction |
52117300384277 |
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| Sodus Community Library | FIC OWE (Text) Adult Fiction |
52148300371675 |
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| Victor Farmington Library | OWE (Text) Adult Fiction |
52128300644594 |
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| Warsaw Public Library | FIC OWE (Text) Adult Fiction |
52151300233598 |
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