The Book of the Most Precious Substance - 'Compulsively readable' Sunday Times (Hardcover, Main)


A book with all of life's answers, if only you can find it... ONE OF MARIE CLAIRE'S BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH 'Palpably seductive.' New York Times 'Extravagant, sexy and compelling. I loved it.' LAUREN BEUKES 'A marvellous, magical novel.' Irish Times 'Clever, sexy, insightful and exciting' Guardian 'A riot.' Marie Claire Rare book dealer Lily Albrecht has just been given a tip-off about The Book of the Most Precious Substance, a 17th century manual rumoured to be the most powerful occult book ever written, if it really exists at all. With some of the wealthiest people in the world willing to pay Lily a fortune to track it down, she embarks on a journey from New York to New Orleans to Munich to Paris. If she finds it, Lily stands to gain more than just money. This could erase the greatest tragedy of her life. But will Lily's quest help her find some answers, or will she lose everything in search of a ghost? What readers are saying: ***** 'Erotic, thrilling, and tense all the way through. There is nothing like this on the shelves.' ***** 'Devilishly delightful. . . THE BEST TWIST ENDING of the year!!' ***** 'I'm a bit obsessed with this book. . . it's sexy and mysterious and cool, like nothing I've read before.' ***** 'My only complaint is that I wanted more!'

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A book with all of life's answers, if only you can find it... ONE OF MARIE CLAIRE'S BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH 'Palpably seductive.' New York Times 'Extravagant, sexy and compelling. I loved it.' LAUREN BEUKES 'A marvellous, magical novel.' Irish Times 'Clever, sexy, insightful and exciting' Guardian 'A riot.' Marie Claire Rare book dealer Lily Albrecht has just been given a tip-off about The Book of the Most Precious Substance, a 17th century manual rumoured to be the most powerful occult book ever written, if it really exists at all. With some of the wealthiest people in the world willing to pay Lily a fortune to track it down, she embarks on a journey from New York to New Orleans to Munich to Paris. If she finds it, Lily stands to gain more than just money. This could erase the greatest tragedy of her life. But will Lily's quest help her find some answers, or will she lose everything in search of a ghost? What readers are saying: ***** 'Erotic, thrilling, and tense all the way through. There is nothing like this on the shelves.' ***** 'Devilishly delightful. . . THE BEST TWIST ENDING of the year!!' ***** 'I'm a bit obsessed with this book. . . it's sexy and mysterious and cool, like nothing I've read before.' ***** 'My only complaint is that I wanted more!'

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Product Details

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Imprint

Faber and Faber

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

November 2022

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Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

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Dimensions

216 x 135 x 24mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

336

Edition

Main

ISBN-13

978-0-571-37561-5

Barcode

9780571375615

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LSN

0-571-37561-8



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