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008			230305s2020 xx 000 0 und d
020			_a9781529402681
040			_cTBS
041			_aeng
043			_aen_UK
050			_aPR9199.4.M656174 _bM49 2021
100			_aMoreno-Garcia, Silvia _914169 _eauthor
245		0	_aMexican gothic _c/ Silvia Moreno-Garcia
260			_aLondon : _bJo Fletcher, _c2020.
300			_a301 pages ; 22 cm.
520			_aAfter receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find--her cousin's husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region. Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she's also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.
655		0	_aGothic fiction _923121
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999			_c3299 _d3299
653			_aREADING IN ENGLISH