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Macneal, Elizabeth, 1988-

The doll factory / Elizabeth Macneal. - 376 pages ; 24 cm.

"Freedom is a precious thing"--Cover.

"An intoxicating story of art, obsession and possession. London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment - forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange and beautiful, that meeting marks a new beginning. When Iris is asked to model for pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Suddenly her world begins to expand, to become a place of art and love. But Silas has only thought of one thing since their meeting, and his obsession is darkening..."--Publisher.

ISBN: 9781529002416 1529002419 9781529002393 1529002397

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB942274 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019281773 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Siddall, Elizabeth--Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Artists' models--England --Fiction.
Painters--England--Fiction.
Kidnapping victims--England--Fiction.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder--Fiction.
Artists--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Fiction.
London (England)--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.

LC Class. No.: PR6113.A2728 / D65 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92