The House of Marvellous Books by Fiona Vigo Marshall

Description

Tucked away in a near-derelict library in the center of London, The House of Marvellous Books is a publishing house on the brink of financial disaster.

With assistant Ursula asleep at her desk, head publisher Gerard going health and safety mad, and chief editor Drusilla focused on finding a supposedly priceless but famously missing manuscript, there is hardly anyone left to steer the ship. Young Mortimer Blackley, assistant editor, charts the descent of the House in his logbook as it lurches from one failure to the next.

Will mysterious Russian buyers, lurking in the wings, stop the ship from sinking at great cost to all? Or will Drusilla find the legendary Daybreak Manuscript and save the day?

With witty and sharp observations, Fiona Vigo Marshall draws upon a career spent working in small publishing houses to create a laugh-out-loud ode to the publishing industry.

Product details

Goodreads rating: 3.13

Condition: Used - very good

Format: Hardcover with dust jacket, 320 pages

Dimensions: 140 x 222 x 31mm, 468g

Publication date: 19 May 2022

Publisher: Fairlight Books

ISBN-13: 9781914148095