LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020
LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE
WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE
RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA CROWN AWARDS
2019 'A highly original novel' - Sunday Times, PAPERBACK BOOKS OF
THE YEAR 2019 There is a space between life and death: it's called
waxworks. Born in Alsace in 1761, the unsightly, diminutive Marie
Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed 'Little'. Orphaned at the age of
six, she finds employmet in Bern, Switzerland, under the charge of
reclusive anatomist, Dr Curtius. In time the unlikely pair form an
unlikely bond, and together they pursue an unusual passion: the
fine art of wax-modelling. Forced to flee their city, the doctor
and his protegee head for the seamy streets of Paris where they
open an exhibition hall for their uncanny creations. Though
revolution approaches, the curious-minded flock to see the wax
heads, eager to scrutinise the faces of royalty and reprobates
alike. At 'The Cabinet of Doctor Curtius', heads are made, heads
are displayed, and a future is built from wax. From the gutters of
pre-revolutionary France to the luxury of the Palace of Versailles,
from casting the still-warm heads of The Terror to finding
something very like love, Little is the unforgettable story of how
a 'bloodstained crumb of a girl' 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
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