Summary
Sian Busby’s debut novel is a breathtaking feat of historical scholarship, which takes you to the heart of the Victorian soul. As Daniel McNaughten goes on trial, the dark forces lying beneath the surface of society threaten to break loose and overturn the very order of things.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781906021887 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1906021880 |
| Author: | Sian Busby |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Short Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 36mm |
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Critics Review
…uncannily well-timed…a feast of period detail.
…uncannily well-timed…a feast of period detail. * Daily Telegraph *
Worthy of Dickens… a gripping thriller…a rich, clever, absorbing novel that is extremely hard to fault. * The Times *
“Written with verve, Sian Busby infiltrates the heart and soul of the Victorian world, which uncannily parallels our own”. * Daily Telegraph *
This ingenious fact-into-fiction novel makes a fine, marvellously readable, melodramatic meal of the case that established the ‘McNaughten Rules’. * Saga Magazine *
“Mcnaughten has an intricacy and sentimentality worthy of Dickens and a satirical eye as sharp as Thackeray’s… A gripping thriller, rich, clever, absorbing and extremely hard to fault …a witty look at men in power and a plot that shocks with an extraordinary twist”. * The Times *
About The Author
Sian Busby
Sian Busby is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and film maker. She is married to the BBC Business Editor, Robert Peston, and has two children. She lives in North London.
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