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Chargement... Things in Jars: A Novel (édition 2020)par Jess Kidd (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreThings in Jars par Jess Kidd
   Top Five Books of 2020 (503) Books Read in 2019 (1,296) » 14 plus Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) bschweiger | Feb 4, 2024 |   ) dmurfgal | Jan 10, 2024 | ‘Things in Jars’ by Jess Kidd was an atmospheric blend of a grimy Victorian London setting and a dark fairytale in the form of a mystery. Bridie Divine, our strong-willed female detective, is an interesting and layered main character. Bouncing back and forth in time was fascinating in dissolving the mystery but also understanding Bridie, her motives and experiences. A young girl, who is rumored to have supernatural powers, is kidnapped. Bridie is hired to handle the abduction with discretion and the deeper into the mystery she goes the more elaborate the connection to her past, it becomes. Additionally, Bridie’s companions are wonderful. Cora and Ruby really added an extra sprinkling of charm. I picked this up because I wanted some historical fiction to usher in Autumn (a bit ahead of schedule). This definitely delivered. It’s rainy, chilly and has a real sense of the macabre. It was a good one to get lost in, and I settled in, indulging in hundred page chunks, till it was finished. Very enjoyable. I even shed a few tears in the end. ( ) jo_lafaith | Aug 20, 2023 | ) Andy5185 | Jul 9, 2023 |  ) cathy.lemann | Mar 21, 2023 |
 This pacy piece of Victorian crime fiction delivers chills galore: pickled babies, wicked surgeons, a head in a hatbox and other unsettling discoveries. “The baby isn’t suckling the mother’s finger, it’s gnawing it,”...It’s a lovely idea, wittily done, and its warmth is a welcome respite from the grisly Victorian police procedural..... it is well worth the price of admission.  If there was an Oscar ceremony for books, then Jess Kidd’s Victorian mystery Things in Jars would surely sweep the board. The book’s heroine, Bridie Devine, is a shoo-in for Best Female Character in a Leading Role. A detective with a talent for reading corpses in a London “awash with the freshly murdered....Kidd is a writer who’s not afraid of having fun, as the passage above suggests, but that’s not to say that Things in Jars is a frivolous book. For all its humour and colour, and there’s plenty of both, this is a story of serious evil....Macabre dealings may be the subject matter of Things in Jars, but tenderness is at the heart of it.....For this wonderful portrait of London, for her beautiful writing and even better storytelling, Jess Kidd richly deserves the award of Best Director. And the Oscar for Best Book? Things in Jars, for all the reasons listed above. Prix et récompensesDistinctions
Bridie Devine--female detective extraordinaire--is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading curiosities in this age of discovery. Winding her way through the labyrinthine, sooty streets of Victorian London, Bridie won't rest until she finds the young girl, even if it means unearthing a past that she'd rather keep buried. Luckily, her search is aided by an enchanting cast of characters, including a seven-foot tall housemaid; a melancholic, tattoo-covered ghost; and an avuncular apothecary. But secrets abound in this foggy underworld where spectacle is king and nothing is quite what it seems. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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