Things in Jars
- 4 Apr 2019
- 9781786893765
- £14.99
- 416 pp
- 144×220mm
- 2 Jan 2020
- 9781786893772
- £9.99
- 416 pp
- 129×198mm
- 4 Apr 2019
- 9781786893741
- £7.99
- 416 pp
In a few words
The gripping new novel, set in crime-fuelled Victorian London, from Costa Award-winner and twice BBC Radio 2 Book Club author Jess Kidd
In a few words
The gripping Victorian detective novel from the Costa Award-winner and twice BBC Radio 2 Book Club author
In a few words
The gripping Victorian detective novel from the Costa Award-winner and twice BBC Radio 2 Book Club author
I loved Himself and The Hoarder but this book takes things to another level – thrilling, mysterious, twisted but more than anything, beautifully written and filled to bursting point with heart
Graham Norton
This unusual Victorian detective tale is hugely satisfying and beautifully written . . . Kidd gives the world what is instantly one of fiction’s great spectral double acts
I loved Himself and The Hoarder but this book takes things to another level – thrilling, mysterious, twisted but more than anything, beautifully written and filled to bursting point with heart
Graham Norton
Utterly mesmerising . . . A triumph. Kidd’s imagination – her ability to imagine a world more magical, darker, richer than our own – is a thing of wonder. She rummages through the layers of Victorian society as if through an old steamer trunk, pulling up all variety of treasures, like pythons and heads in hatboxes
I loved Himself and The Hoarder but this book takes things to another level – thrilling, mysterious, twisted but more than anything, beautifully written and filled to bursting point with heart
Graham Norton
This unusual Victorian detective tale is hugely satisfying and beautifully written . . . Kidd gives the world what is instantly one of fiction’s great spectral double acts
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London, 1863. Bridie Devine, the finest female detective of her age, is taking on her toughest case yet. Reeling from her last job and with her reputation in tatters, a remarkable puzzle has come her way. Christabel Berwick has been kidnapped. But Christabel is no ordinary child. She is not supposed to exist.
As Bridie fights to recover the stolen child she enters a world of fanatical anatomists, crooked surgeons and mercenary showmen. Anomalies are in fashion, curiosities are the thing, and fortunes are won and lost in the name of entertainment. The public love a spectacle and Christabel may well prove the most remarkable spectacle London has ever seen.
Things in Jars is an enchanting Victorian detective novel that explores what it is to be human in inhumane times.
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A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN DAILY EXPRESS, I AND IRISH INDEPENDENT
‘Thrilling, mysterious, twisted’ Graham Norton
‘Utterly mesmerising . . . A triumph’ New York Times Book Review
‘Delivers chills galore’ Guardian
The case of the extraordinary child . . .
London, 1863. A strange puzzle has reached Bridie Devine, the finest female detective of her age. To recover a stolen child, Bridie must enter the dark world of medical curiosities. The public love a spectacle and this child may well prove the most remarkable spectacle London has ever seen.
Things in Jars is a Victorian novel unlike any other, one that explores what it is to be human in inhumane times.
More about
the book
‘Thrilling, mysterious, twisted’ Graham Norton
‘Utterly mesmerising . . . A triumph’ New York Times Book Review
‘Delivers chills galore’ Guardian
The case of the extraordinary child . . .
London, 1863. A strange puzzle has reached Bridie Devine, the finest female detective of her age. To recover a stolen child, Bridie must enter the dark world of medical curiosities. The public love a spectacle and this child may well prove the most remarkable spectacle London has ever seen.
Things in Jars is a Victorian novel unlike any other, one that explores what it is to be human in inhumane times.
Jess Kidd’s stories are so magical, she should be a genre all to herself . . . Things in Jars is exquisite. Perfect storytelling
Joanna Cannon, Author Of The Trouble With Goats And Sheep
This pacy piece of Victorian crime fiction delivers chills galore . . . done with panache . . . Her imagination runs wild, in tightly controlled prose. Her concision makes the book feel like a high-pressure jar
A twisting, precis-defying plot . . . Arresting, funny and well-written
An extraordinary tale full of dark magic, wicked humour and hugely entertaining characters. An absolute treat!
Ruth Hogan, Author Of The Keeper Of Lost Things
This unusual Victorian detective tale is hugely satisfying and beautifully written . . . Kidd gives the world what is instantly one of fiction’s great spectral double acts
Jess Kidd’s stories are so magical, she should be a genre all to herself . . . Things in Jars is exquisite. Perfect storytelling
Joanna Cannon, Author Of The Trouble With Goats And Sheep
This pacy piece of Victorian crime fiction delivers chills galore . . . done with panache . . . Her imagination runs wild, in tightly controlled prose. Her concision makes the book feel like a high-pressure jar
A twisting, precis-defying plot . . . Arresting, funny and well-written
Jess Kidd’s stories are so magical, she should be a genre all to herself . . . Things in Jars is exquisite. Perfect storytelling
Joanna Cannon, Author Of The Trouble With Goats And Sheep
This pacy piece of Victorian crime fiction delivers chills galore . . . done with panache . . . Her imagination runs wild, in tightly controlled prose. Her concision makes the book feel like a high-pressure jar
A twisting, precis-defying plot . . . Arresting, funny and well-written
An extraordinary tale full of dark magic, wicked humour and hugely entertaining characters. An absolute treat!
Ruth Hogan, Author Of The Keeper Of Lost Things
Jess Kidd
View profileJess Kidd was brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. Her first novel, Himself, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and she was the winner of the Costa Short Story Award in the same year. In 2017, Himself was shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award and longlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger. Her second novel, The Hoarder, was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award in association with Listowel Writers’ Week’. Both books were BBC Radio 2 Book Club picks.
@JessKiddHerself | jesskidd.com
Jess Kidd
View profileJess Kidd was brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. Her first novel, Himself, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and she was the winner of the Costa Short Story Award in the same year. In 2017, Himself was shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award and longlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger. Her second novel, The Hoarder, was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Both books were BBC Radio 2 Book Club picks.
@JessKiddHerself | jesskidd.com
Jess Kidd
View profileJess Kidd was brought up in London as part of a large family from County Mayo. Her first novel, Himself, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and she was the winner of the Costa Short Story Award in the same year. In 2017, Himself was shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award and longlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger. Her second novel, The Hoarder, was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Both books were BBC Radio 2 Book Club picks.
@JessKiddHerself | jesskidd.com
