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Once a Monster

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21 September 2023
936 minutes
9781529097412
Imprint: Macmillan

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A wonderful magic trick of a story, full of very human monsters and monstrous humans. Dinsdale is a beautiful, evocative story teller.
[An] imaginative mash-up of the mythical with Victorian gothic.
Robert Dinsdale mixes history and mythology with great panache in Once a Monster
What if the Minotaur survived, and followed Ariadne’s string out of the twisting darkness of the labyrinth? From this thread, Dinsdale spins an engaging yarn about dreams, second chances, and monsters both ordinary and supernatural. The story flows as smoothly as the waters of the Thames, and is just as dark and deep. Of note is Dinsdale’s ability to turn a phrase, shimmering like fine crystal held to the light. A dazzling and heartfelt book.