{"product_id":"9780812993271","title":"The Quick","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Anne Rice, \u003ci\u003eThe Historian, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Night Circus, \u003c\/i\u003ean astonishing debut, a novel of epic scope and suspense that conjures up all the magic and menace of Victorian London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1892: 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. Alarmed, his sister, Charlotte, sets out from their crumbling country estate determined to find him. In the sinister, labyrinthine London that greets her, she uncovers a hidden, supernatural city 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 brother’s disappearance ultimately lies within the doors of the exclusive, secretive Aegolius Club, whose predatory members include the most ambitious, and most bloodthirsty, men in England.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In her first novel, Lauren Owen has created a fantastical world that is both beguiling and terrifying. \u003ci\u003eThe Quick\u003c\/i\u003e will establish her as one of fiction’s most dazzling talents.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed One of the Top 10 Literary Fiction Books of the Season by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A suspenseful, gloriously atmospheric first novel, and a feast of gothic storytelling that is impossible to resist.”\u003cb\u003e—Kate Atkinson, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLife After Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCase Histories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A sly and glittering addition to the literature of the macabre . . . As soon as you have breathed with relief, much worse horrors begin. It’s a skilled, assured performance, and it’s hard to believe it is a first novel.”\u003cb\u003e—Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Bring Up the Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Ambitious, elegant, atmospheric, and often deeply poignant, \u003ci\u003eThe Quick\u003c\/i\u003e is a seamless blend of Victorian London and rich imagination. This is a book to savor.”\u003cb\u003e—Tana French, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBroken Harbor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An intricate, sinister epic . . . an impressive feat . . . Owen proves a master at anticipating readers’ thoughts about future happenings and then crumbling them into dust. Her world building is exceptional, and readers will simultaneously embrace and shrink from the atmosphere’s elegant ghastliness.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Seductive . . . extraordinarily polished . . . a book for readers to lose themselves in.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The book’s energy, its wide reach and rich detail make it a confident example of the ‘unputdownable’ novel.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An elegantly written gothic epic . . . Owen’s soaring imagination and her light-handed take on magic save this story from being either obvious or boring. . . . The journey from one genre to another is satisfying and surprisingly fresh.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An intriguing blend of historical, gothic, and supernatural fiction . . . [\u003ci\u003eThe Quick \u003c\/i\u003efeatures] wonderful atmospheric writing.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007868584176,"sku":"9780812993271","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812993271_p0.jpg?v=1763739048","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812993271","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}