Lies and Sorcery Marta McDowell ‘Beautifully written and profound’ LUCIE

‘Beautifully written and profound’ LUCIE WHITEHOUSE

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Lies and Sorcery Marta McDowell ‘Beautifully written and profound’ LUCIEThe spellbinding debut novel that launched the career of one of the greatest Italian writers of the twentieth century Elisa orphaned as a child, raised by a 'fallen woman', fed by fairy tales has lived in an outlandish imaginary world for years. When her guardian dies, she feels compelled to confront her family's tortured and dramatic past, weaving the tale of her mother and grandmother through a history of intrigue, treachery, deception and desire.