THE DOLL FACTORY – ELIZABETH MACNEAL

The Sunday Times bestselling The Doll Factory is a gothic suspense story of art, obsession and delusion, set in Victorian London. Now a major TV series with Paramount+. Astounding . . . I recommend it wholeheartedly – Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 2 Book Club London. 1850. On a crowded street, the dollmaker Iris Whittle meets the artist Louis Frost. Louis is a painter who is desperate for Iris to be his model. Iris agrees, on the condition that he teaches her to paint. Dreaming of freedom, Iris throws herself into a new life of art and love, unaware that she has caught the eye of a second man. Silas Reed is a curiosity collector, enchanted by the strange and beautiful. After seeing Iris at the site of the Great Exhibition he finds he cannot forget her. As Iris s world expands, Silas s obsession grows. And it is only a matter of time before they meet again . . . A sharp, scary tale of love, art and obsession – Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick BBC Radio 4 Book At Bedtime Five Star Reader Reviews: Breathtaking I couldn t put it down Spellbinding I never wanted it to end A plot to stop your heart