Author:Ann Radcliffe,Robert Miles,Robert Miles,Robert Miles

From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come between them. Schedoni, previously a leading figure of the Inquisition, is a demonic, scheming monk with no qualms about the task, whether it entails abduction, torture - or even murder. The Italian secured Ann Radcliffe's position as the leading writer of Gothic romance of the age, for its atmosphere of supernatural and nightmarish horrors, combined with her evocation of sublime landscapes and chilling narrative.
Funny and a little kooky, even the coldest heart will be thawed
—— CompanyA perceptive mix of heartache and humour
—— Sunday ExpressRegener captures note-perfectly the disengagement of a German generation that came of age between the crushing of the Baader-Meinhof underground and the demolition of the Wall
—— Evening StandardRichly atmospheric...quite wonderful
—— USA TodayA powerful novel, alive with the love, deceit, wisdom and the heroics of humanity
—— JEAN M. AUEL'Make sure you have a lot of time on your hands before you open Lesley Marshall's debut novel, A Girl Could Stand Up. You'll find it hard to tear yourself away'
—— Prima'A page-turner that will disarm and charm. A stand-out talent'
—— People'Utterly real...rendered with truthfulness and charm'
—— Los Angeles Times'Lively, slightly breathless comic narrative...this game is worth the candle'
—— Sunday Canberra Times'Fun, funny, fast-paced'
'Distinctive debut novel'







