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Her publishers tell us she began by writing harry potter fan fictions. Reading the blurbs on the dust jacket of lauren owen s first novel from such luminaries as kate atkinson, hilary mantel and tana french readers might think theyre about to embark on a. The quick is the debut of author lauren owen, and set in the gothic world of victorian london. She is a graduate of st hildas, oxford, holds an ma in victorian literature, is completing a phd on gothic writing and fan culture, and is the recipient of the curtis brown prize for best writer on. Praise for the quick a suspenseful, gloriously atmospheric first novel, and a feast of gothic storytelling that is impossible to resist.
James norbury, a shy wouldbe poet newly down from oxford finds lodging with a charming young aristocrat. Apr 03, 2014 listen to quick audiobook by lauren owen. Jun 23, 2014 the first 100 pages of lauren owens the quick offer a portrait of the artist as a young man in late 19thcentury england. As emotionally involving as it is suspenseful, the quick will establish her as one of contemporary fictions most dazzling talents.
Part gothic mystery, part victorian romance, the quick is a novel where the glamorous and the macabre collide. This is elegant, witty, forceofnature writing, and lauren owen should have a long and illustrious career ahead of her. Reading the blurbs on the dust jacket of lauren owens first novel from such luminaries as kate atkinson, hilary mantel and tana french readers might think theyre about to embark on a. The quick by lauren owen overdrive rakuten overdrive. The quick, lauren owen girl with her head in a book. She was born on july 6, 1985, in cheltenham, gloucestershire, in the united kingdom. When the 28yearold wasnt writing her debut novel, lauren owen was completing an ma in victorian literature, and is midway through a phd on gothic writing.
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