Description
Tucked away in a near-derelict library in the centre of London, The House of Marvellous Books is a publishing house on the brink of financial disaster. With assistant Ursula asleep at her desk, head publisher Gerard going health and safety mad, and chief editor Drusilla focused on finding a supposedly priceless but famously missing manuscript, there is hardly anyone left to steer the ship. Young Mortimer Blakeley-Smith, junior editor, charts the descent of the House in his logbook as it lurches from one failure to the next. Will mysterious Russian buyers, lurking in the wings, finally sink the ship? Or will Drusilla find the legendary Daybreak Manuscript and save the day?
About the Author
Fiona Vigo Marshall is the author of Find Me Falling, published by Fairlight Books on 7 March 2019, and The House of Marvellous Books, publishing on 19 May 2022. Fiona was born in London and educated at Somerville College, Oxford. Her debut novel Find Me Falling was shortlisted for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize 2020. The House of Marvellous Books is her second novel. Her writing career started on a local newspaper in south London, after which she worked as a journalist in Mexico City. Returning to London, she pursued a career in publishing. Her short stories and poems have been nominated for numerous awards, including the V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize, which she won in 2016 with her short story 'The Street of Baths'. Her work has appeared in Prospect, Ambit, The Royal Society of Literature Review, Orbis International Literary Journal, The London Journal of Fiction and many other publications.
Reviews
'A joyride of a novel ripe with delightful irony and a flurry of colourful characters. It will have its readers smiling throughout' -Jac Shreeves-Lee, author of 'Broadwater'; 'A book full of funny lines, set pieces and memorable characters - Fiona Vigo Marshall's bookish jeu d'esprit is hugely entertaining' -Gill Darling, author of 'Erringby'; 'A must-read, rib-tickling, uproarious satire' -Peter Tyler, Emeritus Professor of Community Psychiatry and Consultant in Transformation Psychiatry, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; 'Amusing satire of the publishing industry' -The Independent; 'a hilarious and charming must-read for anyone who loves books - it deserves to be a massive word-of-mouth bestseller' -Red Magazine; 'This is a must-read for anyone who loves books' -Sarra Manning, author of 'Rescue Me'
Book Information
ISBN 9781914148231
Author Fiona Vigo Marshall
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Fairlight Books
Publisher Fairlight Books
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 23mm
About the Author
Fiona Vigo Marshall is the author of Find Me Falling, published by Fairlight Books on 7 March 2019, and The House of Marvellous Books, publishing on 19 May 2022. Fiona was born in London and educated at Somerville College, Oxford. Her debut novel Find Me Falling was shortlisted for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize 2020. The House of Marvellous Books is her second novel. Her writing career started on a local newspaper in south London, after which she worked as a journalist in Mexico City. Returning to London, she pursued a career in publishing. Her short stories and poems have been nominated for numerous awards, including the V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize, which she won in 2016 with her short story 'The Street of Baths'. Her work has appeared in Prospect, Ambit, The Royal Society of Literature Review, Orbis International Literary Journal, The London Journal of Fiction and many other publications.
Reviews
'A joyride of a novel ripe with delightful irony and a flurry of colourful characters. It will have its readers smiling throughout' -Jac Shreeves-Lee, author of 'Broadwater'; 'A book full of funny lines, set pieces and memorable characters - Fiona Vigo Marshall's bookish jeu d'esprit is hugely entertaining' -Gill Darling, author of 'Erringby'; 'A must-read, rib-tickling, uproarious satire' -Peter Tyler, Emeritus Professor of Community Psychiatry and Consultant in Transformation Psychiatry, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; 'Amusing satire of the publishing industry' -The Independent; 'a hilarious and charming must-read for anyone who loves books - it deserves to be a massive word-of-mouth bestseller' -Red Magazine; 'This is a must-read for anyone who loves books' -Sarra Manning, author of 'Rescue Me'
Book Information
ISBN 9781914148231
Author Fiona Vigo Marshall
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Fairlight Books
Publisher Fairlight Books
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 23mm
