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Anne Eekhout

Biography

Anne Eekhout

Anne Eekhout is the author of the novels DOGMA, which was nominated for the Bronzen Uil Prize for best debut; ONE NIGHT, which was nominated for the BNG Literature Prize; and NICOLAS AND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE WORLD, which was selected as the Best Book for Young Adults. She lives in the Netherlands.

Anne Eekhout

Books by Anne Eekhout

Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein
written by Anne Eekhout, translated by Laura Watkinson - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Switzerland, 1816. A volcanic eruption in Indonesia envelops the whole of Europe in ash and cloud. Amid this “year without a summer,” 18-year-old Mary Shelley and her lover, Percy Bysshe Shelley, arrive at Lake Geneva to visit Lord Byron and his companion, John Polidori. One famous evening, Byron issues a challenge to write the best ghost story. Contemplating what to write, Mary recalls another summer, when she was 14. Scotland, 1812. A guest of the Baxter family, Mary arrives in Dundee, befriending young Isabella Baxter. As their bond deepens, Mary and Isabella’s feelings for each other intensify. But someone has been watching them --- the charismatic and vaguely sinister Mr. Booth, Isabella's older brother-in-law, who may not be as benevolent as he purports to be.