Ready-to-read novels by a pair of Cambridge’s top authors
Magical Cambridge collection by Menna Van Praag
Menna van Praag’s Magical Cambridge collection of novels are love letters to the cobbled streets, colleges, cafes and bookshops of the city. An enchanting blend of everyday whimsy, the love stories of very human characters and a splash of magic, five of Menna’s magical realism novels have now been reissued by publishers Allison & Busby with joyful new cover art.
The Maiden Faust by Conor Farrington
Launched last month at Heffers Bookshop, Conor Farrington’s new novel stems from a lifelong fascination with the Faust legend. Sources like Goethe’s Faust and Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus fed into his idea for a female-led retelling set in an alternative Victorian world in which alchemy rather than science holds sway – Cambridge’s historic buildings forming the perfect dark academia setting. Released by Cambridge-based Galileo Publishers.
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