Mary reilly

From the acclaimed author of the bestselling Italian Fever comes a fresh twiston the classic Jekyll and Hyde story a novel told from the perspective of MaryReil... » 

From the acclaimed author of the bestselling Italian Fever comes a fresh twiston the classic Jekyll and Hyde story a novel told from the perspective of MaryReilly Dr. Jekylls dutiful and intelligent housemaid.Faithfully weaving in details from Robert Louis Stevensons classic Martinintroduces an original and captivating character Mary Reilly is a survivor scarred but still strong familiar with evil yet brimming with devotionand love. As a bond grows between Mary and her tortured employer she is senton errands to unsavory districts of London and entrusted with secrets she wouldrather not know. Unable to confront her hideous suspicions about Dr. JekyllMary ultimately proves the lengths to which shell go to protect him. Throughher astute reflections we hear the rest of the classic Jekyll and Hyde storyand this familiar tale is made more terrifying than we remember it morecomplex than we imagined possible. «