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Little
Author: Edward Carey

Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2019 Longlisted for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2019 Longlisted for The Rathbones Folio Prize 2019 ?A startlingly original novel? ? Times, BOOK OF THE YEAR — There is a space between life and death: it?s called waxworks Born in Alsace in 1761, the unsightly, diminutive Marie Grosholtz is qui... more »ckly nicknamed ?Little?. Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employment in the household of reclusive anatomist, Dr Curtius. Her role soon surpasses that of mere servant as the eccentric doctor takes an interest in his newfound companion and begins to instruct her in the fine art of wax modelling. From the gutters of pre-revolutionary France to the luxury of the Palace of Versailles, from clutching the still-warm heads of Robespierre?s Terror to finding something very like love, Little traces the improbable fortunes of a bloodstained crumb of a thing who went on to shape the world... *

'Don't miss this eccentric charmer' @MargaretAtwood 'Absolutely brilliant' Susan Hill ?Rich and engrossing, there is an extraordinary potency to Carey?s material ... A visceral, vivid and moving novel? GUARDIAN 'In this gloriously gruesome imagining of the girlhood of Marie Tussaud, mistress of wax, fleas will bite, rats will run and heads will roll and roll and roll. Guts?n?gore galore: I bloody loved it' SPECTATOR 'A tale as moving as it is macabre' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'One of the most original historical novels of the year... Macabre, funny, touching and oddly life-affirming, Little is a remarkable achievement' SUNDAY TIMES 'Beautifully published? poignant? absorbing? LITERARY REVIEW 'Clever and intriguing' DAILY MAIL ?Marie?s story is fascinating in itself, but Carey?s talent makes her journey a thing of wonder? NEW YORK TIMES ?By turns witty, ghoulish, poignant and curiously life-affirming, Little is a historical novel unlike any other? BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE ?It is Carey?s uniquely inventive style that makes this novel so completely, wickedly, addictive? BIG ISSUE 'Edward Carey is one of the strangest writers we are privileged to have in this country? OBSERVER ?Carey creates an indelible character in Little, sprinkles idiosyncratic drawings throughout and folds his narrative in cunning ways?? BBC ?Full of rich historical detail and beautiful illustrations ? a rare treat of a novel that will stay with you long after you turn the final page? HEAT 'Compulsively readable: so canny and weird and surfeited with the reality of human capacity and ingenuity that I am stymied for comparison. Dickens and David Lynch? Defoe meets Atwood? Judge for yourself...' Gregory Maguire, author of WICKED

ISBN-13: 9781910709535
ISBN-10: 1910709530
Publication Date: 5/16/2019
Pages: 400
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Currently 5/5 Stars.

5 stars, based on 1 rating

Publisher: Aardvark Bureau
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 5
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Maura (maura853) - , reviewed Little on 2/14/2020 + 542 more book reviews

I have lasted 185 pages, and I'm giving up. I know there's an interesting story in the life of Marie Grosholtz, Madame Tussaud -- anyone who has visited one of the exhibitions that bear her name, and heard the "origin story" would be able to tell you that, but it isn't this turgid and far too pleased with itself book.

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