“Join us to welcome Heather Parry to Battersea Bookshop talking about her deliciously macabre and gripping tale Orpheus Builds A Girl. Based on a chilling true story, this dark and strangely beautiful novel is one of anguish and obsessive love.

Wilhelm von Tore is dying. As he looks back on his life he reflects on his upbringing in Dresden, his beloved grandmother and his medical career during the Second World War. But mostly he remembers his darling Luci, the great love of his life, his dark-haired beauty promised to him in a dream years before they met.

But through the cracks in Wilhem’s story there is another voice, that of Gabriela, and she will not let this version of events go unchallenged. She tells the story of her sister Luciana, fearless and full of life, and the madman who robbed her from her grave.

‘Heather Parry is terrifyingly brilliant, one of the most interesting and talented British writers to emerge in recent memory. Orpheus Builds a Girl is a sinister dark flower of a book, both intoxicating and beautiful’ Camilla Grudova, author of Children of Paradise

‘Superbly creepy from the start… It’s a modern take on classic Gothic fiction, and while it certainly owes a debt to the likes of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it breaks new ground of its own and will chill readers to the bone. Disturbing and compelling in equal measure’ The Big Issue

‘Heather Parry is a literary star of the future. I’ve been a fan of her writing for years, and this novel is all I hoped for and more. Bold, sinister and debate-provoking’ Kirsty Logan”

Doors will open at 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start.

Tickets £7

Include a complimentary glass of wine/ soft drink and 15% discount on any book in the shop when purchased on the evening.

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