Daughter of Doctor Moreau
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Hardcover, 320 pages
Published: 2022
From the 'New York Times' 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. "The Daughter of Doctor Moreau" is both a dazzling historical novel and a daring science fiction journey.
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Carlota Moreau: a young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of 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 scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: the fruits of the Doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities. All of them living in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction. For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.
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