Anna Mazzola creëert boeiende historische misdaadromans en gotische fictie, die lezers onderdompelen in sfeervolle verhalen die de donkerdere aspecten van de menselijke natuur onderzoeken. Haar schrijfstijl kenmerkt zich door een scherp oog voor historische details en een talent voor spannende verhalenvertelling. Ze verweeft meesterlijk ingewikkelde plots die psychologische diepten verkennen en een voelbaar gevoel voor de setting oproepen. Mazzola's werk wordt geprezen om zijn vermogen om te boeien met zijn unieke mix van historische intriges en gothische gevoeligheid.
The Miniaturist meets Fingersmith: darkly delicious historical fiction set in
C18th France, where children are disappearing from the streets, clockwork
creations can imitate life itself, and three extraordinary women are battling
for their freedom...
Set in London in 1837, Anna Mazzola's THE UNSEEING is the story of Sarah Gale, a seamstress and mother, sentenced to hang for her role in the murder of Hannah Brown on the eve of her wedding. Perfect for any reader of Sarah Waters or Antonia Hodgson. 'With this intricately woven tale of trust, self-trust and deceit, Anna Mazzola brings a gritty realism to Victorian London. Beautifully written and cleverly plotted, this is a stunning debut, ranked amongst the best' MANDA SCOTT After Sarah petitions for mercy, Edmund Fleetwood is appointed to investigate and consider whether justice has been done. Idealistic, but struggling with his own demons, Edmund is determined to seek out the truth. Yet Sarah refuses to help him, neither lying nor adding anything to the evidence gathered in court. Edmund knows she's hiding something, but needs to discover just why she's maintaining her silence. For how can it be that someone would willingly go to their own death?
The chilling, mesmerising and darkly delicious new novel from Anna Mazzola,
author of The Clockwork Girl and The House of Whispers, inspired by the Aqua
Tofana poisonings in 17th century Italy. Perfect for fans of Jessie Burton,
Laura Purcell and Stacey Halls.