Pre-Owned A Great and Terrible Beauty (Hardcover) 9780385730280

from bookwormygirl

A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel. Gemma, 16, has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she ...

from bookwormygirl

A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel. Gemma, 16, has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she ...

from pacey1927

I loved this book. I wasn't sure I would and I bought the novel on a whim. I didn't realize it was a part of a trilogy, but I went out and bought the other two books right away. At full price. That alone is amazing, because I love buying my books but I almost always wait for a good deal. The book...

from silverwing2332

Amazing book, I just recently finished the series (all the books are wonderful), and this book is by far the best out of all of them. It incorporates magic, fantasy, and a victorian setting into one book. I really love the parts where they talk about/ are set in India, that to me was a nice touch...

from yourotherleft

When Gemma's mother dies of mysterious circumstances that Gemma foresees in a vision, Gemma is packed off to a London boarding school for girls where she hopes to become the sort of girl who will be able to get a good husband. There, she quickly gains entry into an elite circle of new friends - F...