Description: "Eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. Tormented by Shelleys betrayals, haunted by the loss of their baby, and suspicious of her sisters intentions, Mary seeks a refuge. But Lord Byrons villa, lying under ominous, ash-shrouded skies, feels more like a trap. When Byron suggests each guest write a supernatural tale, Mary is as drawn to the challenge as she is, unexpectedly, to Byron himself"--
Brief description: Caroline Lea is the critically acclaimed author of The Glass Woman, The Metal Heart, and Prize Women. She lives in England.
Review Quotes: "Do we need yet another account of the creation of Mary Shelley's monster masterpiece? When it comes to Love, Sex, and Frankenstein, the answer is yes. Lea gives us an eminently credible, eminently anguished 18-year-old Mary two years into her scandalous elopement with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley."--Alida Becker, The New York Times Book Review