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The bestselling novel of cursed books, quantum physics and the power of love

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If you knew a book was cursed, would you read it?

When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can´t believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And, some say, cursed.

With Mr. Y under her arm, Ariel finds herself thrust into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time-travel.

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Ingenious and original Philip Pullman

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Scarlett Thomas was born in London in 1972. Her other novels include Bright Young Things , PopCo, The End of Mr.Y which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, and Our Tragic Universe . She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent.

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Scarlett Thomas was born in London in 1972. Her novels for adults include Bright Young Things, PopCo, The Seed Collectors, The End of Mr. Y which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, and Our Tragic Universe. Her first series for children, The Worldquake Sequence, follows the adventures of Effie Truelove. She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent.

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