The Bedlam stacks
Pulley, Natasha2017
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A beautiful historic novel set in the magical forests of South America, it draws on the truly captivating world of the international bestselling, }The Watchmaker Of Filigree Street{. An astonishing historical novel set in the shadowy, magical forests of South America, which draws on the captivating world of the international bestseller The Watchmaker of Filigree Street AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH Deep in uncharted Peru, the holy town of Bedlam stands at the edge of a forest. The shrine statues move, and anyone who crosses the border dies. But somewhere inside are cinchona trees, whose bark yields quinine: the only known treatment for malaria. By 1859, on the other side of the Pacific, the hunt for a reliable source of quinine is critical and the India Office searches out its last qualified expeditionary, the injured Merrick Tremayne. Against his own better judgement, Merrick finds himself dispatched to Bedlam under orders to bring back cinchona cuttings at any cost. As Merrick travels into hostile territory, he meets Raphael, a priest around whom the villagers spin unsettlingly familiar stories of impossible disappearances and living stone. It is through him that Merrick finally discovers a legacy that will prove more dangerous and valuable than the India Office could ever have imagined.
Main title:
The Bedlam stacks / Natasha Pulley.
Author:
Pulley, Natasha, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Circus, 2017.London Bloomsbury Circus 2017
Collation:
337 pages : map (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781408878446 (hbk)9781408878460 (ebook)
Dewey class:
823.92H
LC class:
PR6116.U45
Local class:
FTFICAF
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1927551