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A girl sent to a Victorian boarding school discovers a magical realm
2003Steady paceDark
What it is about
Sixteen-year-old Gemma Doyle is sent from India to Spence Academy, a boarding school in London in 1895. She begins to have visions that connect her to a hidden realm of magic. With three schoolmates, she starts to explore it, and not everything there is safe.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like Victorian gothic fantasy.
What you will get
The first book in the Gemma Doyle trilogy.
A Great and Terrible Beauty Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Young Adult · Boarding school · Magic · Victorian
Length
403 pages · ≈ 12 h
More about this book
Characters
Gemma Doyle and her friends Felicity, Pippa and Ann.
Setting
Spence Academy in England and a magical realm, in 1895.
What makes it different
A gothic school story in which magic is tied to women’s freedom.
Feel
Dark, atmospheric and romantic.
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