“Provocative
and profound, with brilliant characterisation, Suzanne Burdon’s dazzling novel,
´Almost Invincible´ skilfully blends fact and fiction into a realistic
portrayal of some of the mysteries and day-to-day events surrounding Mary
Shelly’s life!” Catherine Rose Putsche
Almost
Invincible is a fictional telling of Mary Shelly’s life based on true
events. The story opens on a stormy and
turbulent night in the summer of 1816 at Lord Bryon’s villa in Lake
Geneva. Lord Byron challenges all his
guests, Shelley, Claire Clairmont, Mary and Dr. Polidori to write ghost stories
and this is where Mary produces a terrifying story that will later become, Frankenstein, eventually assuring Mary a
permanent place in literary history. The
story then goes on to document Mary’s ignominious love affair with Percy Bysshe
Shelley, who is married with children at the time of their elopement and
follows the couple around England, Switzerland, France and Italy, where they experience
a number of traumas such as being ostracised due to their controversial life
choices, financial worries and the death of their children, and Mary’s
manipulative step-sister, who drives Mary to despair on many occasions.
Burdon has
crafted a beautiful story full of adventure, strength and survival of a
real-life heroine who despite suffering with misfortune in her life is one of
the most influential female geniuses of her time.
My Ranking:
5 Stars
My Review
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