The land of Bohemia in the Eighteenth Century. At Dawn, Two Nightingales is rumoured to be the most dangerous poem in the world, its haunted verses said to be invested with mysterious, supernatural powers. The impoverished Count Mitrovsky believes that within the enchanted stanzas lies the key to his beautiful neighbour Mařenka's heart, but other parties are searching for the poem too - sinister censors, dangerous criminals, bandits and brigands of all stripes. A richly comic and darkly disturbing story of unrequited love, fantastical adventure and the quest for a mysterious poem, masterfully delivered in gloriously luscious prose - Carole Hailey, The Silence Project The reader must ride their luck in a bone-shaking droshky. The carriage will take them through quivering landscapes by day and something peculiarly spectral by night. Bilton’s work is a Bohemian romp, an amuse-bouche which keeps on giving. Carnivalesque, metaphysical, theatrical, slapstick, lyrical, not infrequently graced by aphorisms and a wondrous wit, the novel spins out a mellifluous if bewildering poetic dream - Julian Stannard, The Red Zone
Genre: Literary Fiction
Genre: Literary Fiction
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