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Magical novel set in Ludlow and London – Liz Hyder

  • Submitted: 17th February 2022

Travel to England on the wings of an Angel

Sometimes a novel comes along where you think you are going to like it, and you end up loving it and dreaming about it when you have finished it. The Gifts really is a gift of a novel. It’s just very unique and fresh, magical and gripping.

“October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in Shropshire as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders”

BookTrail locations in The Gifts

 

Boarding Pass Information : The Gifts

Destination : Shropshire and London

Author guide: Liz Hyder

Genre: Historical fiction with ethereal and magical touches

Food and drink to accompany: Angel Delight

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BookTrail locations in The Gifts

STUNNING

ETHEREAL

SPELLBINDING

MAGICAL

But also hard hitting and poignant, makes you think about some very serious issues including abuse, coercive control, the role of women in society and more besides.

I was left feeling bereft at leaving these beings behind. Oh this played like a magical film in my mind with luscious costumes, attention to detail, London recreated with hansom cabs and Victorian science labs, poverty and a gilded cage.

This novel is historical fiction enveloped in magical realism. However it is so much more than that. The novel sings, performs and amazes in equal measure.  There is also a serious side to the story however, as it’s emotional and relatable and compelling.

All the while, I read this as the film played in my mind – at the end, a mystical camera angle which floats upwards away from the city, the figures and the secrets within, as you watch a falling feather fall to earth. I could really write the film script and score for this book. In fact I already have.

This is a powerful novel with a powerful message. And a cast of characters with ethereal wings to share it.

BookTrail locations in The Gifts

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Postcard details:  Access The BookTrail’s Map of Locations and travel guide here

Read the Authors on Location piece with Liz Hyder here

 

BookTrail Boarding Pass:  The Gifts

Twitter:  @LondonBessie  Web: www.lizhyder.co.uk/

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