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Mary Reilly

by Valerie Martin
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Faithfully weaving in details from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, Martin introduces an original and captivating character: Mary is a survivorscarred but still strongfamiliar with evil, yet brimming with devotion and love. As a bond grows between Mary and her tortured employer, she is sent on errands to unsavory districts of London and entrusted with secrets she would rather not know. Unable to confront her hideous suspicions about Dr. Jekyll, Mary ultimately proves the lengths to which she'll go to protect him. Through her astute reflections, we hear the rest of the classic Jekyll and Hyde story, and this familiar tale is made more terrifying than we remember it, more complex than we imagined possible.

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First published
February 1990
Pages
221
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language
English
ISBN
9781299056978
Series
Standalone

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