From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. `The deeply atmospheric novel blends horror, science fiction, and historical events` Time, 100 `Must Read Books of 2022`Carlota Moreau: growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatan peninsula, she is the only daughter of an eccentric, and dangerous, genius. His experiments, a motley group of hybrid monstrosities, are blindly loyal to their creator.Into Carlota`s strange but perfectly balanced world comes Eduardo Lizalde, the charming, careless son of Doctor Moreau`s patrons. In the sweltering heat of the jungle, amidst her father`s secrets and her own awakening feelings, Carlota will begin asking questions that could ignite a conflagration.______________________`Genius . . . combine[s] contemporary political awareness with the appeal of a creepy gothic romance` - Guardian`An evocative slow-burn SF drama about colonialism, heredity and scientific hubris, couched in lush prose` - Financial Times`The imagination of Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a thing of wonder, restless and romantic, fearless in the face of genre, embracing the polarities of storytelling` - New York Times`Paints a vivid picture that is as alluring as it is unsettling, filled with action, romance, and monsters` Booklist
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