Things in Jars

A January Book of the Month Pick ΓÇ£Miraculous and thrillingΓǪA few pages in and I was determined to read every word Jess Kidd has ever written.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöDiane Setterfield,#1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a River ΓÇ£An impossible wonder: a book for everyoneand yet somehow a book just for you…A sumptuous tour of Victorian Londonresurrected here with a vigor and vibrancy to rival The Crimson Petal and the White…Utterly magical.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöA.J. Finn#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window ΓÇ£A perfect mix of hilaritythe macabreand a touch of romanceThings in Jars is ridiculously entertainingall as it sneaks up and makes you feel thingsΓǪSimply: Jess Kidd is so good it isnΓÇÖt fair.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöErika Swylerbestselling author of The Book of Speculation and Light from Other Stars In the dark underbelly of Victorian Londona formidable female sleuth is pulled into the macabre world of fanatical anatomists and crooked surgeons while investigating the kidnapping of an extraordinary child in this gothic mysteryΓÇöperfect for fans of The Essex Serpent and The Book of Speculation. Bridie DevineΓÇöfemale detective extraordinaireΓÇöis confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwicksecret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwickand a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading curiosities in this age of discovery. Winding her way through the labyrinthinesooty streets of Victorian LondonBridie wonΓÇÖt rest until she finds the young girleven if it means unearthing a past that sheΓÇÖd rather keep buried. Luckilyher search is aided by an enchanting cast of charactersincluding a seven-foot tall housemaid; a melancholictattoo-covered ghost; and an avuncular apothecary. But secrets abound in this foggy underworld where spectacle is king and nothing is quite what it seems. Blending darkness and lighthistory and folkloreThings in Jars is a spellbinding Gothic mystery that collapses the boundary between fact and fairy tale to stunning effect and explores what it means to be human in inhumane times.