Finn, Bestselling Author of The Woman in the Window If you love Jane Austen, or Hamilton, or fiction-of any era-that transports and transforms in equal measure, look no further.' ~ A.J. 'A miracle an exquisite story exquisitely told. Lincoln, the page-turning and surprising story of a young Abraham Lincoln and the 2 people who loved him best: a sparky, marriageable Mary Todd and Lincoln's best friend, Joshua Speed. Timothy and The Pale Blue Eye comes Courting Mr. He lives in Washington, DC, and teaches at George Washington University.ĪBOUT THE NEW BOOK: From Louis Bayard, the Prize-Winning Author of Mr. His most recent Novel was the critically acclaimed Young Adult (YA) Title Lucky Strikes. This Event is Co-Presented by Rainy Day Books & The Kansas City Public Library.ĪBOUT THE AUTHOR: Louis Bayard is a New York Times Notable Book Author and has been shortlisted for both the Edgar and Dagger Awards for his Historical Thrillers, which include The Pale Blue Eye and Mr. Lincoln, and be In Conversation with David Von Drehle, Columnist for The Washington Post, and Bestselling Author of Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year. Highly atmospheric, splendid stuff.EVENT OVERVIEW: Louis Bayard, Prize-Winning Author, will Present his New Hardcover Novel Courting Mr. taking his cue from Dickens, Bayard packs his novel with detail, grotesques and plenty of fog'. Vigorous, well imagined and thoroughly entertaining, Louis Bayard can write up a storm * Literary Review * With its linguistic razzle-dazzle, Mr Timothy is a mock-Victorian tour de force - a shilling shocker that touches the heart and makes it race * Wall Street Journal * one truly engaging book * Entertainment Weekly * One of the coolest books of the year * James Frey *įabulous. soaring language, memorable characters, splendidly atmospheric settings * People magazine *īayard packs his novel with detail, grotesques and plenty of fog and hansom cabs. TIMOTHY proves once again that John Murray's new fiction it can do no wrong * The Bookseller *ĭazzling.

Louis Bayard can write up a storm * Literary Review *Ī darkly enchanting historical thriller * *Ī vividly imagined historical thriller * Elle * Vigorous, well imagined and thoroughly entertaining. With a cast of unforgettable characters and a compelling plot.

Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard