The Book Of Human Skin

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The book of human skin is a large volume with many pages of villainy writ upon it. there are people who are a disease, you know. 13 may, 1784, venice- minguillo fasan, heir to the decaying, gothic palazzo espagnol, is born. yet minguillo is no ordinary child- he is strange, devious and all those who come near him are fearful. twelve years later minguillo is faced with an unexpected threat to his inheritance- a newborn sister, marcella. his untempered jealousy will condemn his sister to a series of fates as a cripple, a madwoman and a nun. but in his insatiable quest to destroy her, he may have underestimated his sister’s ferocious determination, and her unlikely allies who will go to extraordinary lengths to save her … ‘this book is fabulous – funny, horrific, subversive – in short a wholly addictive read. i don’t think i have enjoyed anything as much since perfume.’ – joanne harris. ‘if it doesn’t scoop all the prizes, we live in an unjust world. it’s an absolute corker … it’s years since i enjoyed a novel this much – or felt such strong envy of an author for having the breadth and richness of imagination to create such a world.’ – a. n. wilson. ‘this is, essentially, a love story told by a delightfully riotous collection of characters and voices … fantastically gripping.’ – marie claire. ‘a witty, exciting, over-the-top page-turner which becomes increasingly addictive … quite unlike anything else around – and all the better for that.’ – daily mail.