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From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past...
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After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find--her cousin's husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemi knows little about the region. Noemi is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited...
3) Gótico
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Minotauro
Pub. Date
2021.
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Español
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"Tras recibir una carat desesperada de su prima recién casada, Noem̕í Taboada se dirige a High Place, una casa perdida en una región agreste de México, sin saber muy bien qué se encontrará. Pero es una mujer dura, inteligente y valiente. No teme al nuevo marido inglés de su prima, un extraño que resulta ser tan amenazador como atryente, ni a su padre, el patriarca que parece sentir fascinación por Noemí, ni siquiera a la propia casa, que...
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