EWA CHAPLIN WASN''T AFRAID TO MAKE DOLLS THAT WEREN''T COMFORTING. SHE SEEMED TO KNOW THAT DOLLS ARE PEOPLE, JUST LIKE US.

THE BEWITCHING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING GUARDIAN FRESH VOICES AUTHOR

''A fantastic book'' Andrew O''Hagan
''Wholly original - worthy of a modern Grimm'' Andrew Caldecott, author of Rotherweird
''A masterful and multi-layered haunted toyshop of a novel'' Tony White, author of The Fountain in the Forest

Stitch by perfect stitch, Andrew Garvie makes exquisite dolls in the finest antique styleLike him, they are diminutive, but graceful, unique and with surprising depths. Perhaps that''s why he answers the enigmatic personal ad in his collector''s magazine.

Letter by letter, Bramber Winters reveals more of her strange, sheltered life in an institution on Bodmin Moor, and the terrible events that put her there as a childAndrew knows what it is to be trapped; and as they knit closer together, he weaves a curious plan to rescue her.

On his journey through the old towns of England he reads the fairytales of Ewa Chaplin - potent, eldritch stories which, like her lifelike dolls, pluck at the edges of reality and thread their way into his mindWhen Andrew and Bramber meet at last, they will have a choice - to remain alone with their painful pasts or break free and, unlike their dolls, come to life.

A love story of two very real, unusual people, The Dollmaker is also a novel rich with wonders: Andrew''s quest and Bramber''s letters unspool around the dark fables that give our familiar world an uncanny edgeIt is this touch of magic that, like the blink of a doll''s eyes, tricks our own . . .

Format Häftad Omfång 416 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Quercus Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2020-04-02 ISBN 9781787472563