Smoke: A Novel

Smoke: A Novel

Readers of the Harry Potter series and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell are sure to be mesmerized by Dan Vyletaâ€™s thrilling blend of historical fiction and fantasy, as three young friends scratch the surface of the grown-up world to discover startling wondersâ€”and dangerous secrets.
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â€œDan VyletaÂ writes with intricacy and imagination and skillful pacing; never once would I have considered putting his book down.Â In the manner of both a Dickens novel and the best young adult adventure stories (the Harry Potter series among them). . .his ending, which I wouldnâ€™t dare reveal here, is a real firecracker.â€â€”Jennifer Senior,Â The New York Times
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Welcome to a Victorian England unlike any other you have experienced before.Â Here, wicked thoughts (both harmless and hate-filled) appear in the air as telltale wisps of Smoke.
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Young Thomas Argyle, a son of aristocracy, has been sent to an elite boarding school.Â Here he will be purged of Wickedness, for the wealthy do not Smoke.Â When he resists a sadistic headboy's temptations to Smoke, a much larger struggle beyond the school walls is revealed.Â Shortly thereafter, on a trip to London, Thomas and his best friend witness events that make them begin to question everything they have been taught about Smoke.Â
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And thus the adventure begins... You will travel by coach to a grand estate where secrets lurk in attic rooms and hidden laboratories; where young love blossoms; and where a tumultuous relationship between a mother and her children is the crucible in which powerful passions are kindled, and dangerous deeds must be snuffed out in a desperate race against time.
Country USA
Brand Doubleday
Manufacturer Doubleday
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780385540162
ReleaseDate 2016-05-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385540162

Country	USA
Brand	Doubleday
Manufacturer	Doubleday
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780385540162
ReleaseDate	2016-05-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385540162

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