Herculine is only sixyearsold when she watches her mother di. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Debut supernatural vampirewitch superdrama whose lesson seems to be that. The book of shadows ebook by james reese rakuten kobo. The book of shadows by james reese overdrive rakuten. We join herculine in the year 1826 on a long ocean crossing from france to virginia.
The book of shadows by james reese first edition 2002. The book of shadows 2002 read online free book by james. The dracula dossier by james reese, paperback barnes. Herculine, a young orphan living in a convent after witnessing her mothers bloody and bizarre death, finds herself in her own bloody and bizarre situation. She eventually helps her demon pals escape, becomes a man, and sails off to america. William morrowan imprint of harper collinspublishers. James reese orphan herculine is rescued from a ninetenthcentury french convent to become a witch. The book of shadows by reese, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Reese styled the book in accord with the conventions of both the nineteenthcentury novel and gothic fiction. Herculine never felt a sense of belonging instead, feeling like an outsider. The book is the first book ive read about witchcraft, which does not take a defined political stance on religion, apart of course from more naive fairy tale styled books. Now this extraordinary writer continues herculines incredible journey of selfdiscovery a search that will lead her into a world of shadows and perils, where she will taste the forbidden and find redemption.
Read the book of shadows by james reese available from rakuten kobo. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. She makes a way to a secluded convent where she is taken in and raised by nuns. Its marvelous to have one so eloquent exploring and transcending the gothic genre. A sinuous plot studded with uncanny surprises snakes through this nontraditional period gothic. James has been a fulltime writer since the publication of the new york times bestselling the book of shadows in 2002.
Alone among the young girls taught by nuns at a convent school in nineteenthcentury france, orphaned herculine has. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The book of shadows herculine trilogy, book 1 by james reese book cover, description, publication history. Buy the book of shadows by james reese online at alibris. Author of the new york times bestseller the book of shadows, james reese returns with a remarkable feat of literary invention. Starting in the year 1812, the first 125 pgs are about herculines mother passing and her long and outcasted stay at a school ran by nuns until her late teens when everything changes. The book of spirits by james reese nook book ebook. That was the book of shadows i relished the utter richness of the language that james reese has such facility with and vividly visualized the imagery that he creates.
Now this extraordinary writer continues herculines incredible journey of selfdiscovery a search that will lead her into a world of shadows and perils, where she will taste the. The book of shadows is a voyage of discovery for young herculine, who was orphaned at a young age she thinks she was 5 or 6 and raised in a conventboarding school by nuns and among the young ladies being trained there upon the wishes of their families. The book of shadows by james reese 2002, paperback for. The book of shadows kindle edition by reese, james. The book of shadows james reese william morrowan imprint of harper collinspublishers. Additionally, he has just published a shakespearethemed app called shakespeare300 offering concise 300 word intros and synopses, as well as infographics, of all shakespeares plays. I wanted to know if anyone had heard of this book and if it was good.
In his first novel, the national bestselling the book of shadows, james reese beguiled readers with a boldly imaginative, darkly erotic tale of awakening that introduced the captivating and deeply unusual herculine. I am not really a fan of books that are long and drawn out so this book was very well written but. James reese, the book of shadows morrow, 2002 james reese s debut novel gives us nineteenthcentury frances dark side in a grisly, but often interesting, way. Additionally, he has just published a shakespearethemed app called shakespeare300 offering concise 300 word intros and synopses, as well as infographics, of all shakespeares james reese was born on eastern long island. The witchery by james reese nook book ebook barnes.
The book of spirits by james reese overdrive rakuten. James has been a fulltime writer since the publication of the new york timesbestselling the book of shadows in 2002. Reeses first novel, the book of shadows william morrow and company, 2002, appeared on the extended new york times bestseller list. James reese is the new york times bestselling author of the dracula dossier, the book of shadows, the book of spirits, and witchery. The premise of the book seemed very promising and interesting. The book of spirits is the sequel to james reese s the book of shadows, the first volume in the saga of herculine, a child of hermes and aphrodite and a timid witch with a dual gender who is unaware of the strength of her powers. Alone among the young girls taught by nuns at a convent school in. The book of shadows herculine trilogy, book 1 by james reese. See all books authored by james reese, including the witchery, and the book of spirits, and more on. I am on pg 576, so i cant tell you how it ends, but i have a pretty good idea of the book.
Born on eastern long island, reese now divides his time between paris, france, and tampa, florida. My friend gave it to me but she did not read it so he could not tell me if it was good or not. The book of shadows by james reese nook book ebook. Reese loosens restraints, making the novel more than a mere historical pastiche and jarring the reader with vivid accounts of louiss cruel torture, the passion of sebastianas education and the. In his first novel, the national bestselling the book of shadows,james reese beguiled readers with a boldly imaginative, darkly erotic tale of awakening that. In his first novel, the national bestselling the book of shadows,james reese beguiled readers with a boldly imaginative, darkly erotic tale of awakening that introduced the.
We get hints of how herculine is different from the other girls, but nothing concrete until midwayish through the book. It tells the story of herculine, a french hermaphrodite born on the breton coast in 1806. James reese books list of books by author james reese. Herculine sees the unexpected, ugly death of her mother just before shes consigned to a convent. In his first novel, the national bestselling the book of shadows,james reese beguiled readers with a boldly imaginative, darkly erotic tale of awakening that introduced the captivating and deeply unusual herculine. James reese is the author of the witchery, the book of spirits, and the book of shadows. Its firstperson narrator, herculine, seems cut from the same. James reese has fashioned a tale of anne riceish gothic and ethereal erotica, which is a channel for a small band of brilliantly scandalous and irresistible characters.