Many Lives of Heloise Starchild

John Ironmonger

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Miscellaneous
09 March 2021

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fantasy; Magic; Questing & Adventure; Fantasy Alternate History

REMEMBER ME WHEN THE COMET COMES...

On the day the comet came, a girl named Heloise was born. She would live a fine life, and inherit a fortune, but would meet a cruel, untimely death.

Years later, strange dreams plague Katya Nemcova, a teenager burdened with a rare and curious gift. Memories come to Katya in her dreams - images and stories from a past that isn't her own. Are these ghosts real? And what of the memory she seems to have of Heloise's treasures, two centuries old?

A novel that spans the history of Europe - from revolutionary France to the world wars, the Prague Spring, post Brexit Britain, and beyond - this is the irresistible, adventurous and affectionate story of a quite extraordinary woman, her exceptionally talented ancestors, and the curious memories they share.

By: John Ironmonger
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781780227993
ISBN 10: 178022799X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 09 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Ironmonger was born and grew up in East Africa. He has a doctorate in zoology, and was once an expert on freshwater leeches. He is the author of The Good Zoo Guide and the novels The Notable Brain of Maximilian Ponder (shortlisted for the 2012 Costa First Novel Prize and the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize), The Coincidence Authority and The Whale at the End of the World (an international bestseller). He has also been part of a world record team for speed reading Shakespeare, has driven across the Sahara in a 100 banger, and once met Jared Diamond in a forest in the middle of Sumatra.