House of Marvellous Books

The hilarious must-read satire of British publishing

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

AvFiona Vigo Marshall

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'A hilarious and charming must-read for anyone who loves books' —Red MagazineTucked away in a near-derelict library in the centre of London, The House of Marvellous Books is a publishing house on the brink of financial disaster. With assistant Ursula asleep at her desk, head publisher Gerard going health and safety mad, and chief editor Drusilla focused on finding a supposedly priceless but famously missing manuscript, there is hardly anyone left to steer the ship.Young Mortimer Blakeley-Smith, junior editor, charts the descent of the House in his logbook as it lurches from one failure to the next. Will mysterious Russian buyers, lurking in the wings, finally sink the ship? Or will Drusilla find the legendary Daybreak Manuscript and save the day?With a host of quirky characters, The House of Marvellous Books pokes fun at the British publishing industry in all its vain glory. But at its heart, lies the story of tenacity, friendship and a shared passion for marvellous books.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-05-19
Mått222 x 145 x 32 mm
Vikt468 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagFairlight Books
ISBN9781914148095

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After a stint as a journalist in Mexico City, Fiona Vigo Marshall combined a long career within the publishing industry in London with writing literature.Her short stories and poems have been nominated for numerous awards, including the V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize, which she won in 2016 with her short story The Street of Baths. She was a finalist for the Reeds in the Wind International Literary Prize 2021 and her work has appeared in Prospect, Ambit, The Royal Society of Literature Review, Orbis International Literary Journal, The London Journal of Fiction and many other publications.Her debut novel Find Me Falling, published by Fairlight Books in 2019, was shortlisted for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize 2020. The House of Marvellous Books is her second novel.Fiona was born in London and educated at Somerville College, Oxford.

'Amusing satire of the publishing industry' —The Independent'A hilarious and charming must-read for anyone who loves books – it deserves to be a massive word-of-mouth bestseller' —Red Magazine'This is a must-read for anyone who loves books' —Sarra Manning, author of Rescue Me'This wryly funny, affectionate account of a near-to-collapse publishing house sparkles with a cast of quirky characters and knowing ennui.' —Love Reading'A joyride of a novel ripe with delightful irony and a flurry of colourful characters. It will have its readers smiling throughout' —Jac Shreeves-Lee, author of Broadwater'A book full of funny lines, set pieces and memorable characters – Fiona Vigo Marshall's bookish jeu d'esprit is hugely entertaining' —Gill Darling, author of Erringby