Thursday 18 April 2024

Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis - #publicationday #spotlight


 Now here's a book I fancy reading. Spitting Gold looks fabulous and is a debut novel by author Carmella Lowkis. Today is publication day and I am shining the spotlight on this gorgeous looking book.

The Blurb

Paris, 1866. When Baroness Sylvie Devereux receives a house-call from Charlotte Mothe, the sister she disowned, she fears her shady past as a spirit medium has caught up with her. But with their father ill and Charlotte unable to pay his bills, Sylvie is persuaded into one last con.

Their marks are the de Jacquinots: dysfunctional aristocrats who believe they are haunted by their great aunt, brutally murdered during the French Revolution.

Sylvie and Charlotte will need to deploy every trick to terrify the family out of their gold – until they experience inexplicable horrors themselves.

The sisters start to question if they really are at the mercy of a vengeful spirit. And what other deep, dark secrets threaten to come to light...?

Spitting Gold is a darkly atmospheric and propulsive historical debut that twists and turns, blending gothic mystery with a captivating sapphic romance.


ISBN: 978 0857529466

Publisher:  Doubleday

Formats:  e-book, audio and hardback

No. of Pages:  336 (hardback)

 

About the Author:

Carmella Lowkis grew up in Wiltshire and has a degree in English literature and Creative Writing from the University of Warwick.

After graduating, she worked for some years in public and academic libraries, before moving into book marketing. She is currently a Brand Executive at Vintage, Penguin Random House, and lives in North London.

Her debut novel, Spitting Gold, is set in 19th century Paris and follows two estranged sisters – formerly celebrated (and fraudulent) spirit mediums – as they come back together for one last con.


(author media courtesy of Mushens Entertainment)

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