突然長出翅膀的女人、野心勃勃的外科醫生…隨著天使現身的傳聞在倫敦引起騷動，四名女性的命運即將改變。以1840年的倫敦為背景，以多方視角探討科學、宗教、自然及19世紀女性的社會角色。It can take something extraordinary to show us who we truly are . . .October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in Shropshire as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders. Meanwhile, when rumours of a 'fallen angel' cause a frenzy across London, a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger . . .THE GIFTS is the astonishing debut adult novel from the lauded author of BEARMOUTH. A gripping and ambitious book told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of nineteenth century London, it explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society and the dark danger of ambition.'Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it' Stacey Halls
