The Bedlam Stacks

Deep in uncharted Peru, the holy town of Bedlam stands at the edge of a forest. Theshrine statues move, and anyone who crosses the border dies. But somewhere insideare cinchona trees, whose bark yields quinine: the only known treatment for malaria.On the other side of the Pacific, it is 1859 and India is ravaged by the disease. The huntfor a reliable source of quinine is critical and in its desperation, the India Officesearches out its last qualified expeditionary. Struggling with a terrible injury from his lastmission and the strange occurrences at his family's ruined estate, Merrick Tremaynefinds himself under orders to bring back cinchona cuttings at any cost and dispatched,against his own better judgement, to Bedlam.There he meets Raphael, a priest around whom the villagers spin unsettlingly familiarstories of impossible disappearances and living stone. Gradually, he realises thatRaphael is the key to a legacy left by two generations of Tremayne explorers before him,one which will prove more dangerous and valuable than the India Office could ever haveimagined. Книга «The Bedlam Stacks» автора Наташа Пулли оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 7.00 из 10.
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