The Shocking Experiments of Miss Mary Bennet
The Electric Queer Retelling of Pride & Prejudice from Mary's Point Of View
$25.93
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
19 January 2027
Summary
Awkward, plain and overlooked, Mary Bennet has long been out of favour not only with her own family but with generations of readers of Pride and Prejudice. But what was this peculiar woman really doing while her sisters were falling in love?
In a desperate bid to avoid being a burden on her family or, worse, married off to a controlling man, Mary does what any bright, intrepid girl would do. She takes to the attic and teaches herself to reanimate the dead. If finding acceptan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529439939 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529439930 |
| Author: | Melinda Taub |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Arcadia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 19 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 229g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
Crackling with warmth, wit and a dash of cosy horror, Taub spins an electric tale of discovery and romance, along with a very welcome dose of mad science – Francesca May
The Shocking Experiments of Miss Mary Bennet captures the tone and cadence of Pride and Prejudice, but Taub also has a fresh take on Regency women and Regency romance, and her novel will appeal to anyone who has ever felt ostracized by the conventions of the world they live in * BookPage *
Melinda Taub
Melinda Taub is an Emmy- and Writers’ Guild Award-winning writer. The former head writer and executive producer of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, she is the author of Still Star-Crossed, a young adult novel which was adapted for television by Shondaland, who also made Bridgerton. (She also wrote that thing about the Baroness in The Sound of Music that your aunt likes.) She lives in Brooklyn.
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