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Things in Jars

By: Jess Kidd
Narrated by: Jacqueline Milne
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Things in Jars is an enchanting Victorian detective novel that explores what it is to be human in inhumane times, from Costa Award winner and twice BBC Radio 2 Book Club author Jess Kidd.

London, 1863. Bridie Devine, the finest female detective of her age, is taking on her toughest case yet. Reeling from her last job and with her reputation in tatters, a remarkable puzzle has come her way. Christabel Berwick has been kidnapped. But Christabel is no ordinary child. She is not supposed to exist.

As Bridie fights to recover the stolen child she enters a world of fanatical anatomists, crooked surgeons and mercenary showmen. Anomalies are in fashion, curiosities are the thing and fortunes are won and lost in the name of entertainment. The public love a spectacle, and Christabel may well prove the most remarkable spectacle London has ever seen.

©2019 Jess Kidd (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Historical Fiction Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Paranormal Fiction Feel-Good Mystery Scary Detective England

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“Things in Jars is exquisite. Perfect storytelling.” (Joanna Cannon)
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absolutely loved this book but the narration was poor, next time I'll read it myself!

Fabulous but...

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This was an immensely enjoyable book - funny, intelligent, dark, Gothic and intriguing to the last. And beautifully narrated. Absolutely loved it.

Clever and fun

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A charming bit of nonsense, nicely written and beautifully read. Just the thing for a wet weekend.

Charming

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My second Jess Kidd listen, and a shift in era but just as enjoyable a story as 'The Hoarder'. Jess Kidd allows the supernatural to play a perfectly unintrusive and credible part to the tale, and brilliantly rich characters throughout.

Another enjoyable book from Jess Kidd

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A very enjoyable read, with a disturbing story mixed with comeback value. Fairly predictable but likeable characters and a well read piece.

Enjoyable and entertaining

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full of imagination and enough detail to transport to a different time. good voicing.

a well told tale

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Beautifully written with superb narration that brought the book to life. I’d love to read more about Bridie Divine. The descriptive nature of this authors writing is captivating.
Funny, sad and just a lovely story.

So good I read it twice!

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I finished this book 4 days ago and I'm still not quite sure what I think about it. The narration was excellent and I did love the story but I'm not sure it wasn't slightly too quirky even for me and there are a couple of major loose ends still hanging. I'll definitely listen to another one if it becomes a series but I just don't know what I think about it. Maybe you should listen and see what you think too?

A very different read

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Fantastic book- I was completely immersed! The writing creates such wonderful imagery!
Loved it- highly recommended!!

So atmospheric

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A bit over wordy, but great fun. Plucky Victorian heroine, dastardly evil-doers and a more than unusual kidnap victim to be rescued.
Shame about the narrator... someone more skilled at vernacular accents would have made it even more enjoyable.

Great pseudo Victorian gothic detective novel

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