Unnatural Creatures
A Novel of the Frankenstein Women
by Kris Waldherr
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
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Pub Date 15 Sep 2022 | Archive Date 4 Jun 2023
Muse Publications LLC | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks
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Description
Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award • Read by Audie Award-winning narrator Barrie Kreinik
For the first time, the untold story of the three women closest to Victor Frankenstein is revealed in a dark and sweeping reimagining of Frankenstein by the acclaimed author of The Lost History of Dreams and Doomed Queens.
THE MOTHER. Caroline Frankenstein will do anything to protect her family against the nightmarish revolutions engulfing 18th-century Europe. In doing so, she creates her own monster in the form of her scientist son, Victor.
THE BRIDE. Rescued by Caroline as a four-year-old beggar, Elizabeth Lavenza knows the only way she can repay the Frankensteins is by accepting Victor's hand in marriage. But when Elizabeth's heart yearns for someone else, the lives of those she most loves collide with the unnatural creature born of Victor's profane experiments.
THE SERVANT. After an abusive childhood, Justine Moreau is taken in by Caroline to serve the Frankensteins. Justine's devotion to Caroline and Elizabeth knows no bounds . . . until a tragedy changes her irrevocably. Her fate sets her against Victor's monster, who is desperate to wreak revenge against the Frankensteins.
Stunningly written and exquisitely atmospheric, Unnatural Creatures shocks new life into Mary Shelley's beloved gothic classic by revealing the feminine side of the tale.
A Note From the Publisher
Library hardcover: ISBN 9798985351224
eBook: ISBN 9798985351217
Trade softcover: ISBN 9798985351200
Library hardcover: ISBN 9798985351224
eBook: ISBN 9798985351217
Advance Praise
"A splendid achievement from a writer at the height of her powers."
—Historical Novels Review (Editors' Choice)
"This book has it all. Unnatural Creatures is an atmospheric, reimagined classic about the lines we cross for loyalty and love."
—Foreword Reviews
"Barrie Kreinik narrates this reimagining of Mary Shelley's classic novel FRANKENSTEIN. Set in the late eighteenth century, when revolutions are rife in Europe, the story is told through three women in Victor's Frankenstein's life . . . Kreinik tells a compelling story with sympathy and just the right touch of horror."
—AudioFile Magazine, Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
Available Editions
EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
ISBN | 9798985351231 |
PRICE | US$18.99 (USD) |
DURATION | 12 Hours, 45 Minutes |