Overview

When young Pear arrives at Kopolka's mental asylum on the day of his mother's death, he is summoned to a cavernous midnight rendezvous where he meets Mystery, an enigmatic patient with a penchant for philosophy. He is soon tricked into her service which, at first, requires little more than helping her torment a school tyrant and retrieving a shipwreck for a seaboard shelter. All seems well, particularly during his sojourns to the mollifying Water, a fantasy, underwater world in which he finds himself a whale in the company of erudite octopus Mr Octaveley. Soon, though, he discovers that Mystery harbours dangerous delusions of her own and, as the price of replacing his mother becomes ever more challenging for his shy, quiet nature, the lines between reality and fancy begin to shake. The question is, will Pear let them crumble or can he fight back?

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""Christy's beautiful writing style and charming characters really help sell an altogether wonderous, frighting and intriguing tone that permeates the whole book and makes Godless Cosmologies unique in its field. A must read for anyone looking for a slightly darker, but no less magical, take on classic tales like Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.'"" L. W. Young  ""Haunting, deliberate, and quietly powerful - Theodoulou masterfully dissolves the boundary between sanity and imagination in a way that stays with you."" Tehmina Hasware (@readbruwrite)

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Christy Theodoulou holds a law degree from Lancaster University and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford. She lives in London, pondering existential thoughts if not reading, prowling charity shops or otherwise imagining a life with many legged creatures.

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