- Domestic violence, love, grief, historical fiction
A gorgeous, haunting retelling of Dracula from the point of view of Constanta, one of Dracula's brides. Constanta is saved from death by Dracula. But Dracula turns out to be monstrous and cruel, and Constanta must figure out if there is a way she and Dracula's other consorts can escape.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and overwhelming.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- S T Gibson
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 272
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company, Orbit, Redhook
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780356519289
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“I never dreamed it would end like this, my lord: your blood splashing hot flecks onto my nightgown and pouring in rivulets onto our bedchamber floor.”
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