A Lost-like island. "Memsahib, these are very nice. Please try again. The heroine struggles to fit in with the elite girls at her new school, she finds herself constrained by society's expectations of females and she feels cut adrift from her family. And I'll thank you to keep a civil tone. He drops his smile and with it the cheerful simpleton routine. And the spirit of fierce, feral ... For a 16-year-old boy out in the world alone for the first time, every day's ... For a 16-year-old boy out in the world alone for the first time, every day's It's 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. The friendship among the girls is marred by inconsistency, and the plot lurches a bit, but the novel's core mystery is still satisfying. A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy). I hate getting sucked into series because when I get sucked in I’m sucked in. But why? Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gemma Doyle trilogy ( A Great and Terrible Beauty , Rebel Angels , The Sweet Far Thing ); the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Going Bovine ; Beauty Queens, an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist; and The Diviners series. Lately, Mother has accused me of keeping her as my unofficial patron saint. She's peering intently at a mango. For a moment, the young man and I lock eyes. I know I'm not supposed to find Indian men attractive, but I don't see many young men and I find I'm blushing in spite of myself. an education in the hard work and boredom of migrant labor; every day teaches him something more about friendship, or hunger, or profanity, or lust—always ... For fans of Matt de la Peña and Sandra Cisneros comes a novel about family ... For fans of Matt de la Peña and Sandra Cisneros comes a novel about family It is gray and cold and there is no ghee for bread. Sarita smiles down at her feet, keeps her hands busy adjusting her brown sari. She is originally from Texas but makes her home in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband, son, and two sociopathic cats. Things seem to happen one after another just to allow the story to move where the author wants it to. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2013. But, it turns out it wasn’t all that bad. I start to say as much to my mother but the look of sheer panic on her face stops me cold. Laugh with SiriusXM Southern Humorist, Jane Jenkins Herlong as she journeys from the rows of Kartik is a member of the Rakshana. A trilogy, we won’t know the final answer for some time. Mysteries and dangers. Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy Book #2), The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, Book 3), Lair of Dreams: A Diviners Novel (The Diviners (2)), Voices of a People's History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition, The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, Vol. "And I see that turning sixteen is not very becoming tomy daughter," she says. A Great and Terrible Beauty is an impressive first book in what should prove to be a fascinating trilogy. Mustn't let them think we British ladies are so petty as to indulge in arguments on the streets. Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select. London's not as idyllic as your grandmother's letters make it out to be. Please try again. The characters are not very believable either, seemingly bi polar from one moment to the next, or acting very out of character. Her eyes are wild as she whips around and scans the crowded streets like she's looking for a lost child. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2013. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. It is told from the perspective of Gemma Doyle, a girl in the year 1895. This is a good book, not great but good. I've never seen her without it.Sarita puts a hand on Mother's arm. . "Yes. "You should be more careful," Sarita barks at the older man, threatening him with a blow from her arm. Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing); the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Going Bovine; Beauty Queens, an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist; and The Diviners series.She is originally from Texas but makes her home in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, son, and two sociopathic cats. A surpris-ingly pink tongue slithers in and out of a cruel mouth while an Indian man whose eyes are the blue of blindness inclines his head toward my mother and explains in Hindi that cobras make very good eating.My mother reaches out a white-gloved finger to stroke the snake's back. Mother's tone is all warning even as her smile is constant for the Indians. I long for the cool, lush green of England, which I've only read about in my grandmother's letters. It's enough to send me reeling back where I bump into a wooden stand filled with little statues of Indian deities. Perhaps we will take them to your father, yes? I swat at one of the little winged beasts, but it escapes and I can almost swear I hear it mocking me. Much darker. "Those dates are probably rotting on the inside. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Submit your email address to receive Barnes & Noble offers & updates. Lonely, guilt-ridden, an. "Same teeth. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. First of all, the book isn’t nearly as girly as the cover implies. military man and bodyguard, his new job seems like an easy-money gig: trail a Russian mobster’s runaway wife in Mexico, enjoy the sun, observe, and ... Semi, Miranda, and Arnie are part of a group of 50 British Young Conservationists on ... Semi, Miranda, and Arnie are part of a group of 50 British Young Conservationists on . Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. “A triumphant conclusion of the trilogy begun in A Great and Terrible Beauty.”—PW, in its Best Books of the Year review Going Bovine “Libba Bray's fabulous new book will, with any justice, be a cult classic. Current price is $9.99, Original price is $10.99. I've never seen it. In this debut gothic novel mysterious visions, dark family secrets and a long-lost diary thrust Gemma and her classmates back into the horrors that followed her from India. Just like India. 1 by Libba Bray (2005, C $10.85; Her fruit inspection is all-consuming. "The slithery thing makes me shudder. It's as if I'm a leper without a colony. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy: A Great and Terrible Beauty; Rebel Angels; The Sweet Far Thing. A Great and Terrible Beauty is one part Harry Potter, one part The CW, and one part Pride and Prejudice. "Yes, I am sixteen. Trending at C $5.19. Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva all get mixed up with a senior boy–a cool, slick, sexy ... Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva all get mixed up with a senior boy–a cool, slick, sexy 1 by Libba Bray (2005, C $5.03. Visit Libba Bray’s live journal and post comments. My misery is reaching epidemic proportions.Overhead, the clouds are thick and dark, giving warning that this is monsoon season, when floods of rain could fall from the sky in a matter of minutes. You'll find this book very hard to put down - it is a period novel, the action takes place at an english girls boarding school.There is much unexplained magic and supernatural power surrounding Gemma Doyle, and the mysterious Kartik, who has followed her from India and is now hiding out in the gypsy camp nearby. I thought for sure my manhood would diminish when my wife told me this was the next book I was going to read. I have the same large, upturned green eyes. A high-stakes game of temptation.For Nasir, former Special Ops I’m already buried in the sequel, Rebel Angels, and hoping for the third to come out soon. She breaks into a gap-toothed smile that makes every deeply etched wrinkle in her face come alive. Members save with free shipping everyday! You wouldn't like it. I feel the pace is a bit rushed, as if the author cared more about the main idea of her story than the actual act of telling the story itself. You would have to like books … --BN.com “A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy . this book was one of my favorites in middle school- it had everything I liked: historical fiction with a dash of the paranormal, Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2016, Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2018, An intriguing story. "The old, blind Indian man smiles toothlessly and brings the cobra closer. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma's reception there is a chilly one. The first book in the critically acclaimed New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy, the exhilarating and haunting saga from the author of The Diviners series and Going Bovine. But, I guess it's just one of those genres that sounds tedious and you imagine it to be all oppressed sexuality and prim and properness. Although written for those in their early teens it's a book that could be enjoyed by all ages. As if on cue, the furry urchin scrambles up and sits on my shoulder with his palm outstretched. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. ""It's not fair. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing); the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Going Bovine; Beauty Queens, an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist; and The Diviners series. contestants that crashes on a desert island.Teen beauty queens. : A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (2003, Hardcover) at … Letters filled with gossip about tea dances and balls and who has scandalized whom half a world away, while I am stranded in boring, dusty India watching an organ-grinder's monkey do a juggling trick with dates, the same trick he's been performing for a year. An age at which most decent girls have been sent for schooling in London." It's unbearably hot. Couldn't we please take a carriage?" In perhaps stark contrast to the Harry Potter stories central character Gemma is sent to a less than magical repressive boarding school in … I feel a tinge of guilt for saying such a nasty thing about her home. To make things worse, she's been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. "I am staring into the hissing face of a cobra. Penetrating and wise, people call them. The flies-my most ardent admirers-dart about my face. Series: Gemma Doyle Trilogy; Great and Terrible Beauty Series Author: Libby Bray # of Books: 3 (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing) Book Order: Chronological Complete? With more than a shade of Jane Eyre about it, it yet subverts that story while maintaining some of the gothic and emotional elements. ." Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, No Import Fees Deposit & $9.48 Shipping to Singapore. their way to a wildlife conservation station deep in the rain forests of Ecuador. Gemma is subsequently sent to Spence, a finishing school back in England, where she is about to find out just how much of her mother's daughter she really is. Although not much character building is present so perhaps they are acting according to their character, the reader just isn't given enough to know the characters that well, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2011. "Would you like to be paraded around the ballrooms of London society like some prize horse there to have its breeding capabilities evaluated? When 16-year-old Scarlett Wakefield transfers from St. Tabby’s to Wakefield Hall Collegiate, she is relieved Unable to add item to List. A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first novel in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray.. Teaser Edit "A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy—jumble them all together … I give the word decent an extra push, hoping to appeal to some maternal sense of shame and propriety. A Great and Terrible Beauty is a young adult fantasy novel written by Libba Bray and published in 2003. . It starts to border on the edge of material that makes certain mothers reading their daughter’s books stop and freak out. I'm whining. 1 Biography 1.1 Early Life 1.2 A Great and Terrible Beauty 1.3 Rebel Angels 1.4 The Sweet Far Thing 2 Personality 3 Physical Description 4 Powers & Abilities 5 Relationships 6 Gallery 7 Trivia TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Gemma Doyle Trilogy Ser. A Great and Terrible Beauty. Mother watches it rise. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. When he does, he reveals a young man behind him wearing the same sort of strange cloak. Same ears. . A great and terrible beauty: title_full: A Great and Terrible Beauty The Gemma Doyle Trilogy, Book 1 A Great and Terrible Beauty [eBook] Bray, Libba. Libba Bray Gemma is left with the knowledge that her role as the link between worlds leaves her with a mission to seek out the "others" and rebuild the Order. boy who can talk them into doing almost anything he wants. Now that you're sixteen, will you be dining on cobra? Ugh! A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) [Paperback] $ 9.44 The first book in the critically acclaimed New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy, the exhilarating and haunting saga from the author of The Diviners series and Going Bovine. For younger readers but still a wonderful book, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2016. We'll have a lovely time at Mrs. Talbot's. I've hit her vanity, her weak point. "He'll only stain his white suit," I grumble. I'm sure she'll have lovely cakes just for your birthday-"A man in a white turban and thick black traveling cloak stumbles into her from behind, bumping her hard. "A train screams into the depot down near the glittering bay. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Mother grimaces at my ill manners and drops a coin in its owner's cup. I don't know why for so long I just assumed I wouldn't like historical fiction, it's not as if I don't love history - I picked it for one of my A levels in college. My mother starts to say something to me, thinks better of it, sighs-as usual. "How is it that memsahib is now a young lady? Please try your request again later. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Gemma is instructed to tell her classmates that her mother died of cholera. A TRILOGY!! He breaks our gaze and cranes his neck to see over the hordes. Step into her hilarious world of big hair, plumped lips, and ... From bestselling, Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray, the story of a plane of beauty pageant ... From bestselling, Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray, the story of a plane of beauty pageant The Indians say they are unsettling, disturbing. Buy a cheap copy of A Great and Terrible Beauty book by Libba Bray. This also comes across to me in the lack of details, lots of opportunity for descriptions of places and characters is left out as the story skips forward to the next point it wants to make. Sarita says this as if I were still three and clinging to the bottoms of her sari skirts. It's part of a trilogy and I'm anxious to read the second one now. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. A hot bodyguard. "Look at the monkey, memsahib. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray was awesome and at the same time I was bummed because it I learned at the end of the book that it was a TRILOGY!! ""I wouldn't know. "How much farther to Mrs. Talbot's new house? It's a game she's played with me since I could walk-a bit of hide-and-seek meant to make me smile. "Time to go, memsahib. I suspect that if I'd still been a teenager (sigh!) Mother doesn't answer but waves away an organ-grinder and his monkey. How adorable he is!" A child's game. Plot Summary The year is 1865. "You better not be a thief or you will be punished. And now he's starting at university. I ask with what I hope is a noticeable annoyance. Only 1 … Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Teen & Young Adult European Historical Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Wizards & Witches Fantasy, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Click here to talk about A Great and Terrible Beauty on Bookdivas.com. "I think not, thank you. It's 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. There was a problem loading your book clubs. ""No, no, memsahib, only I am terribly clumsy." an impressive first book in what should prove to be a fascinating trilogy.”—Amazon.com“An interesting combination of fantasy, light horror, and historical fiction, with a dash of romance thrown in for good measure…Recommend this to fantasy fans who also like Sherlock Holmes or Mary Russell.”—School Library Journal “There’s no doubt the mystical elements, along with a touch of forbidden romance, will draw a large, enthusiastic audience.” —Booklist*A New York Times BestsellerA Publishers Weekly BestsellerA Book Sense BestsellerBBYA (ALA/YALSA Best Book for Young Adults)Iowa High School Book AwardGarden State Teen Book AwardPennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award. Now, she barely takes me on social calls. ""Gemma . The high lace collar of my dress is soaked with perspiration. Good bay, it means, though I can't think of anything good about it right now. Come. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. About A Great and Terrible Beauty. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2009. Soon into the story she makes three friends bitchy and easily led. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy is a trilogy of fantasy novels by American writer Libba Bray. The film A Great and Terrible Beauty is an adaptation of the first novel in Libba Bray's trilogy, and is set up at Mel Gibson's Icon Prods. They're following my every step, hoping to amuse me for money. She is originally from Texas but makes her home in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, son, and two sociopathic cats. "If I were a good daughter, I'd bring some to my father, watch his blue eyes twinkle as he slices open the rich, red fruit, then eats the tiny seeds with a silver spoon just like a proper British gentleman. See my blog for a more detailed review, and if you enjoy this book, it is a trilogy, so there are 2 more to read! We're moving past the cobra man and into the throng of people crowding every inch of Bombay's frenzied marketplace. . The kind of book you take with you to college, in the hopes that your roommate will turn out to have packed their own copy, too. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy consists of three books: A Great and Terrible Beauty (published December 9, 2003), Rebel Angels (published 2006), and The Sweet Far Thing (published December 26, 2007). He whispers low to my mother in perfectly accented English. They are told from the perspective of Gemma Doyle, a girl in the late nineteenth century. Your favorite." An unconventional book that entertains to the end and stays with you long after." In fact, it was pretty good. . I tell him through clenched teeth. It's hot and I suddenly want to scream, to run away from everything and everyone I've ever known. "Find me if you can," she says. ... i like just order “a great and terrible beauty” online yesterday but then i found chap. Libba Bray A great and terrible beauty [electronic resource] : The gemma doyle trilogy, book 1. He smiles, offers a deep bow to excuse his rudeness. Oh, look, dates! "It's a nice day for a walk. a compulsively readable story." I'll never have a season. Please try again. Set in 1895, it follows Gemma Doyle, a 16-year-old girl who moves from India to a finishing school in England after her mother commits suicide under mysterious circumstances. Sixteen. "This looks a bit on the green side, I think." and identity, where Violet Paz prepares for her quinceañero and learns about her Cuban heritage. "Sarita, that monkey is a trained thief who will be begging for your wages in a moment," I say with a sigh. Up to 50% Off Select Toys and Collectibles, Knock Knock Gifts, Books & Office Supplies, B&N Exclusive Holiday Totes - $4.99 with Purchase, Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, The Beet Fields: Memories of a Sixteenth Summer. In the dusty bazaar the turbaned men chatter and squawk and bargain, lifting brightly colored silks toward us with brown, sunbaked hands. Everywhere there are carts lined with straw baskets offering every sort of ware and edible-thin, coppery vases; wooden boxes carved into intricate flower designs; and mangos ripening in the heat. You Save 9%. her father's tomato field to the runway of the Miss America Pageant and beyond. Only darker. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. A Great and Terrible Beauty - Ebook written by Libba Bray. or Best Offer; Calculate Shipping ; From United States; Customs services and international tracking provided. "What do you think, Gemma? We used to go everywhere together, my mother and I-visiting ancient temples, exploring local customs, watching Hindu festivals, staying up late to see the streets bloom with candlelight. A hot bodyguard. --VOYA "[An] engrossing, imaginative Victorian-era novel . Kali, the destroyer. 1: To 1877. "It makes no sense to me, just the ramblings of a very clever thief said to distract us. The first book in the critically acclaimed New York Times, USA Today , and Publishers Weekly bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy, the exhilarating and haunting saga... Free shipping over $10. A great and terrible beauty is set way back in the 1800s, gemma is sent to a school for girls called spence after her mother is killed. "He's had four whole years there! One of the statues, a woman who is all arms with a face bent on terror, falls to the ground. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy: A Great and Terrible Beauty Bk. With A Song of Ice and Fire I was dreaming about King’s landing and Dany and all of them. Thoughts: I picked up this book based on the recommendations of the girls that shared the same spare period … It's unattractive, but I find I'm powerless to stop. No access to emall. After her mother dies, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle travels from India to England to live at the Spence School for young ladies. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, A delicious, elegant gothic.”—PW, Starred “A Gothic novel touched by modern conceptions of adolescence, shivery with both passion and terror.” —Kirkus Reviews“A true boarding-school drama, full of cattiness, Victorian repression, and steamy schoolgirl dreams of being ravished by virile gypsies.”—The Bulletin, Recommended"This classic boarding school drama with gothic tones deals with real issues . The monkey grins triumphantly and leaps across my head before running away.A vendor holds out a carved mask with snarling teeth and elephant ears. Libba Bray is the author of the "New York Times" bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy, comprised of "A Great and Terrible Beauty, ""Rebel Angels, " and "The Sweet Far Thing." "My annoyance has indeed been noted.Sarita, our long-suffering housekeeper, offers pomegranates in her leathery hand. She is originally from Texas but makes her home in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, son, and two sociopathic cats. A high-stakes game of temptation.For Nasir, former Special Ops ... A beautiful fugitive. He isn't much older than I am, probably seventeen if a day, with brown skin, a full mouth, and the longest eyelashes I have ever seen. Download animated banners (120x600, 300x250, 728x90).Read an interview with Libba Bray on WritersWrite.com. A great and terrible beauty is set way back in the 1800s, gemma is sent to a school for girls called spence after her mother is killed. "I hear in London, you don't have to defang your meals first," I say. Without a word, Mother places it over her face. 2: Since 1877, The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, Vol. Would you still think London was so charming when you were the subject of cruel gossip for the slightest infraction of the rules? Mother fixes me with her glass-green eyes. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Like being watched by a ghost. Here’s what the BookDivas had to say about A Great and Terrible Beauty. A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first novel in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray. He always does," I mumble in my defense, though no one is paying me a bit of attention except for the organ-grinder and his monkey. And what will her entanglement with Spence's most powerful girls--and their foray into the spiritual world--lead to? that no one knows her dark, haunting secret. Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing); the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Going Bovine; Beauty Queens, an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist; and The Diviners series. Something went wrong. Violet Paz has just turned fifteen, a pivotal birthday in ... A beautiful fugitive. Lately, Mother and I haven't been getting on very well. "Mother pulls her gaze away from the train, drops her hand from her necklace. "Circe is near. This juxtaposition of detailed worlds forms the book's heart. She is also the author of "Beauty Queens" and "Going Bovine, " which won the Michael L. Printz Award. A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first novel in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray. I'd have loved this book but, as an adult, it's a good read but not a great one. No one seems to understand that I am fully sixteen and want, no, need to be in London, where I can be close to the museums and the balls and men who are older than six and younger than sixty. What is her destiny? "Yes, cold and gray." Find out what people are saying about A Great and Terrible Beauty!. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. We only discuss the weather, and when the weather is bad, we pretend not to notice.Sarita chuckles nervously. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. ""Gemma, that will be quite enough." Visit her at www.libbabray.com and at @libbabray on Twitter and Instagram. Gemma's story is told in a trilogy of young adult novels by American author Libba Bray: A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and … We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. It seems only yesterday you were in the nursery. . Click or Press Enter to view the items in your shopping bag or Press Tab to interact with the Shopping bag tooltip. : Yes Genre: Young Adult, Historic, Romance, Fantasy, Suspense Heat Rating: cool. "I see only my mother," I say, bored. "He will stain his suit. She claims it's because I've reached an impossible age. Chapter One June 21, 1895Bombay, India"Please tell me that's not going to be part of my birthday dinner this evening. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Diana Gabaldon forever changed my mind with her oversexed and aggressive depiction of history and it was only a matter of time before I looked towards other works of historical fiction. She places a hand on her throat, fingers the necklace hanging there, a small silver medallion of an all-seeing eye atop a crescent moon. It's 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in … A great and terrible beauty: title_full: A Great and Terrible Beauty The Gemma Doyle Trilogy, Book 1 A great and terrible beauty / Libba Bray A great and terrible beauty [electronic resource] : The Gemma Doyle Trilogy, Book 1. It is told from the perspective of Gemma Doyle, a girl in the late 1800s. Bombay. "A thousand pardons, honorable lady." I'll end up a spinster with hundreds of cats who all drink milk from china bowls." The monkey hisses. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. "I see," Mother says, finally. "No one tried to keep Tom imprisoned in Bombay," I say, invoking my brother's name as a last resort. Set in a time of corsets and Latin lessons, A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY contrasts the freedom of a fantasy world -- and the dark edges of power -- with Victorian society's constraints on women. ©1997-2021 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 33 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003. "How would you like to end up in a birthday stew?" The three make a group called the order after discovering an old diary with magic going ons within it. Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing); the Michael L. Printz Award-winning Going Bovine; Beauty Queens, an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist; and The Diviners series.She is originally from Texas but makes her home in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, son, and two sociopathic cats. A gift from a villager, Mother said. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. 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