It begins with absence & desire. It begins with blood & fear. It begins with a discovery of witches. When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, it's an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage, the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself to a world she's kept at bay for years; one of powerful witches, creative, destructive daemons & long-lived vampires. Sensing the significance of Diana's discovery, the creatures gather in Oxford, among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, a vampire genticist. Diana is inexplicably drawn to Matthew &, in a shadowy world of half-truths & old enmities, ties herself to him without fully understanding the ancient line they are crossing. As they begin to unlock the secrets of the manuscript & their feelings for each other deepen, so the fragile balance of peace unravels... ...

When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, its an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life.

Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage, the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself to a world shes kept at bay for years; one of powerful witches, creative, destructive daemons & long-lived vampires.

Sensing the significance of Dianas discovery, the creatures gather in Oxford, among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, a vampire genticist.

Diana is inexplicably drawn to Matthew &, in a shadowy world of half-truths & old enmities, ties herself to him without fully understanding the ancient line they are crossing.

As they begin to unlock the secrets of the manuscript & their feelings for each other deepen, so the fragile balance of peace unravels...

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781472263087
• Author: Deborah Harkness
• Publisher: Headline
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 690
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 4.5cm















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- whaling.
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