Carlota Moreau: A young woman,growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate,safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatan peninsula,the only daughter of a genius - or a madman.
Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol,an outcast who assists Dr Moreau with his scientific experiments,which are financed by the Lizaldes,owners of magnificent haciendas with plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: The fruits of the Doctor's labour,destined to blindly obey their creator while they remain in the shadows,are a motley group of part-human,part-animal monstrosities.
All of them are living in a perfectly balanced and static world which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde,the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau's patron - who will,unwittingly,begin a dangerous chain-reaction. For Moreau keeps secrets,Carlota has questions,and in the sweltering heat of the jungle passions may ignite.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781529418019Number of pages: 320Weight: 220 gDimensions: 196 x 126 x 24 mm
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