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    Gilly Macmillan
    Burning Library

    2025 |

    'My favourite book of the year! I inhaled this fast-paced, clever thriller. A race against time through ancient manuscripts where every revelation comes with a price and nobody can be trusted, The Burning Library crackles with paranoia and tension on every page' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The New NeighboursF…or over a century two rival organisations of women have gone to deadly lengths to secure a precious scrap of fraying embroidery in the hopes of finding the original medieval manuscript from which it was torn.There's the Order of St Katherine: devoted to the belief that women must pull strings in the shadows in order to exercise covert control. And the Fellowship of the Larks: determined to amass as many overt positions of power for women as possible . . . while making sure their methods never come to light.When trailblazing paleographer Dr Anya Brown is headhunted by the exclusive Institute of Manuscript Studies at St Andrews, she's unaware that she is in grave danger - her new employers are the Larks, and they'll stop at nothing to achieve their mission.As Dr Brown is drawn deeper into this ancient web, events spiral beyond her control. To uncover the truth, and escape with her life, she must summon all her expertise to decipher a series of messages that have lain hidden for centuries.An exhilarating and page-turning race against time, The Burning Library whisks you from the hallowed cloisters of Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews to the stunning medieval Italian city of Verona. 'My favourite book of the year! I inhaled this fast-paced, clever thriller. A race against time through ancient manuscripts where every revelation comes with a price and nobody can be trusted, The Bur…ning Library crackles with paranoia and tension on every page' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The New NeighboursFor over a century two rival organisations of women have gone to deadly lengths to secure a precious scrap of fraying embroidery in the hopes of finding the original medieval manuscript from which it was torn.There's the Order of St Katherine: devoted to the belief that women must pull strings in the shadows in order to exercise covert control. And the Fellowship of the Larks: determined to amass as many overt positions of power for women as possible . . . while making sure their methods never come to light.When trailblazing paleographer Dr Anya Brown is headhunted by the exclusive Institute of Manuscript Studies at St Andrews, she's unaware that she is in grave danger - her new employers are the Larks, and they'll stop at nothing to achieve their mission.As Dr Brown is drawn deeper into this ancient web, events spiral beyond her control. To uncover the truth, and escape with her life, she must summon all her expertise to decipher a series of messages that have lain hidden for centuries.An exhilarating and page-turning race against time, The Burning Library whisks you from the hallowed cloisters of Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews to the stunning medieval Italian city of Verona.

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    Stav:
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    Vazba: Brožovaná
    Počet stran: 294
    Jazyk:  anglicky
    ISBN10: 1399828444
    ISBN: 9781399828444
    Vydání: 1
    Vystaveno: 13. 2. 2026 17:40
    Číslo položky: 1617968

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    Gilly Macmillan

    Gilly Macmillan

    Gilly Macmillan vyrostla v Swindon, Wiltshire a také žila v severní Kalifornii v jejím pozdním mladistvém věku. Studovala dějiny umění na univerzitě v Bristolu a pak u Courtauld Institute of Art v Londýně. Pracovala u Burlington Magazine a Hayward Gallery před založením rodiny a od té doby udělala nějaké přednášky v \"A\" Level fotografování. Gilly žije v Bristolu ve Velké Británii se svým manželem a třemi dětmi a teď píše na plný úvazek. V současné době pracuje na svém třetím románu.

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