Our Hideous Progeny
Book description
A gothic adventure story, a classic tale with a feminist twist, a story of ambition and obsession, forbidden love and sabotage...
'It is not the monster you must fear, but the monster it makes of men...'
Mary is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. She knows her great uncle disappeared in…
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Here is another period piece, set in the 1850s and inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Our Hideous Progeny is a Gothic, magical novel that begs to be brought (no pun intended) to life. It’s a rich, delicious adventure through time and across several countries while Mary, the name of the main character, tracks down the secrets of her great uncle, Victor Frankenstein, in an effort to build back some of the money lost by her husband, Henry, a gambler.
Like the series, Lessons in Chemistry (also an adaptation) and others, there is a feminist current running through the book, which…
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