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The Luminaries: Best of Granta

By Eleanor Catton

The Luminaries: Best of Granta Contemporary literature

The Luminaries: Best of Granta

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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 'A breathtakingly ambitious mystery ... as beautiful as it is triumphant.' Daily Mail An astonishing, epic story of promise, deceit and desperation in New Zealand's gold rush. 'What brings a fellow down here, you know, to the ends of the earth - what sparks a man?' It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes. A wealthy man has vanished, a prostitute has tried to end her life, and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into the mystery: a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky. The Luminaries is an extraordinary piece of fiction, both a ghost story and a gripping mystery. Set amidst the promise, deceit and desperation of the mid-19th century goldrush, the lives of its rich, complex cast unspool through a labyrinthine, celestial pattern. Fiendishly clever, vividly rendered and made into a major BBC TV series, The Luminaries established Catton as one of the brightest stars in the firmament. 'A book to curl up with and devour, intricately plotted and extravagantly described, a pastiche of the Victorian sensation novel in the same smart yet playful vein as Sarah Waters.' Guardian
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
832
Release Date:
2023-08-17
Publication Date:
2023-08-17
Publisher:
Granta Publications
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
1803510161
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
562 g
Height:
19.8 cm
Width:
12.9 cm
Thickness:
4.8 cm
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