The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. “This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy reimagining of a classic story with vivid descriptions of lush jungles and feminist themes. Some light romance threads through the heavier ethical questions concerning humanity.”—Library Journal (starred review) “The imagination of Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a thing of wonder,restless and romanticfearless in the face of genreembracing the polarities of storytelling—the sleek and the bizarrewild passions and deep hatreds—with cool equanimity.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estatesafe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his experimentswhich are financed by the Lizaldesowners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. The hybrids: The fruits of the doctor’s labordestined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part humanpart animal monstrosities. All of them live in a perfectly balanced and static worldwhich is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizaldethe charming and careless son of Dr. Moreau’s patronwho will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction. For Moreau keeps secretsCarlota has questionsandin the sweltering heat of the junglepassions may ignite. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is both a dazzling historical novel and a daring science fiction journey.