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European travel for the monstrous gentlewoman

Mary Jekyll and the rest of the daughters of literature's mad scientists embark on a madcap adventure across Europe to rescue another monstrous girl and stop the Alchemical Society's nefarious plans once and for all. From Paris to Vienna to Budapest, Mary and her friends must make new allies, face o...

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Main Author: Goss, Theodora (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Saga Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Goss, Theodora. Extraordinary adventures of the Athena Club ; 2.
Subjects:
Self-realization in women > Fiction.
Secret societies > Fiction.
Alchemists > Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Mystery fiction.
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Summary:Mary Jekyll and the rest of the daughters of literature's mad scientists embark on a madcap adventure across Europe to rescue another monstrous girl and stop the Alchemical Society's nefarious plans once and for all. From Paris to Vienna to Budapest, Mary and her friends must make new allies, face old enemies, and finally confront the fearsome, secretive Alchemical Society. It's time for these monstrous gentlewomen to overcome the past and create their own destinies.
Physical Description:708 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:1481466534
9781481466530
Author Notes:Theodora Goss is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of many publications, including the short story collection In the Forest of Forgetting ; Interfictions , a short story anthology coedited with Delia Sherman; Voices from Fairyland , a poetry anthology with critical essays and a selection of her own poems; The Thorn and the Blossom , a novella in a two-sided accordion format; and the poetry collection Songs for Ophelia ; and the novels, The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter , European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman , and The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl . She has been a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, Crawford, Seiun, and Mythopoeic Awards, as well as on the Tiptree Award Honor List, and her work has been translated into eleven languages. She teaches literature and writing at Boston University and in the Stonecoast MFA Program. Visit her at TheodoraGoss.com.

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