Lies and Sorcery Marta McDowell K Patrick’s bold and revelatory

K Patrick’s bold and revelatory debut smolders with the heat of summer as it explores the queer experience and the force of forbidden love

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intriguing landscapes of a world in the grip of the Cold War

Lies and Sorcery Marta McDowell K Patrick’s bold and revelatoryThe spellbinding debut novel that launched the career of one of the greatest Italian writers of the twentieth century Elisa orphaned as a child, raised by a 'fallen woman', fed by fairy tales has lived in an outlandish imaginary world for years. When her guardian dies, she feels compelled to confront her family's tortured and dramatic past, weaving the tale of her mother and grandmother through a history of intrigue, treachery, deception and desire.