Mat Osman The Ghost Theatre : Utterly transporting historical fiction

NOW WITH BONUS MATERIAL EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION BOOK OF THE YEAR EVENING STANDARD, THE OBSERVER and THE TIMES Fiction thats larger than life and twice as much fun GuardianRich and evocating the kind of story you get lost in Independent Osman brings the underworld of Elizabethan London to life Sandra Newman, author of JuliaOn a rooftop in Elizabethan London two worlds collide. Shay is a messengergirl and trainer of hawks who sees the future in the patterns of birds. Nonesuch is the dark star of the citys fabled child theatre scene, as famous as royalty yet lowly as a beggar. Together they create The Ghost Theatre a troupe staging magical plays in Londons hidden corners. As their hallucinatory performances incite rebellion among the citys outcasts, the pairs relationship sparks and burns against a backdrop of the plague and a London in flames. Their growing fame sweeps them up into the black web of the Elizabethan court, where Shay and Nonesuch discover that if they fly too high, a fall is sure to come...Fantastical and captivating, The Ghost Theatre charts the rise and dramatic destruction of a dream born from love and torn apart by betrayal. Wildly inventive and full of fantastical elements jostling alongside gritty realism The Times Rich and evocative with shades of Angela Carter Ever DundasA story of rebellion and magic, of mysticism and broken love in the streets and theatres and rooftops of Elizabethan London. Beautifully written, delicate and sad. Im still haunted... | Mat Osman The Ghost Theatre : Utterly transporting historical fiction