Sleep, Pale Sister: a consuming Gothic tale set in 19th century London from the bestselling author of...

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Joanne Harris

Sleep, Pale Sister

a consuming Gothic tale set in 19th century London from the bestselling author of Chocolat

Joanne Harris

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English

Bantam
01 September 2004

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

The reissue of Joanne Harris's second novel, a consuming Gothic tale set in 19th century London

Readers of Kate Atkinson, Kate Mosse, Stacey Halls and Eve Chase will love this powerful, atmospheric and blackly gothic depiction of Victorian artistic life from international multi-million copy seller Joanne Harris.

Death, love, obsession, sex, murder and magic combine to make a compelling and haunting read...

'A hauntingly evocative laudanum-dream of a novel' -- Time Out 'A very compulsive read' --
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* Henry Chester, a domineering and puritanical Victorian artist, is in search of the perfect model. In nine-year-old Effie he finds her.

Ten years later, lovely, childlike and sedated, Effie seems the ideal wife. But something inside her is about to awaken.

Drawn into a dangerous underworld of prostitution, murder and blackmail, she must finally plan her revenge...

By: Joanne Harris
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9780552771788
ISBN 10: 0552771783
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 September 2004
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joanne Harris is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat (made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp) and many other bestselling novels. Her hobbies are listed in Who's Who as 'mooching, lounging, strutting, strumming, priest-baiting and quiet subversion'. She plays bass guitar in a band first formed when she was 16, is currently studying Old Norse, and lives with her husband and daughter in Yorkshire, about 15 miles from the place she was born.

Reviews for Sleep, Pale Sister: a consuming Gothic tale set in 19th century London from the bestselling author of Chocolat

From the author of Chocolat comes the reissue of an earlier novel - a deliciously gothic tale of domination and revenge from the 19th century. Henry Paul Chester is a puritanical artist and possessor of a deadly secret which reveals itself in everything he does. Chester is obsessed with painting 'innocent' girls, which leads him to nine-year-old Effie whom he sees in the park. Effie grows up and marries Chester, the man who has brought her fame. But this is not a match made in heaven and before long Effie is driven to strike out at her husband and mentor. Rich in drama, this is a superb piece of story-telling. (Kirkus UK)