by Joanne Harris · Asa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789892316383
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«Maligna» is the suspense and fantasy novel by Joanne Harris, published by Asa in paperback (352 pages, in Portuguese).
Alice, a painter, and Joe, a musician, were lovers and meet again; Joe has a girlfriend, Ginny, whose beauty unsettles Alice. Investigating, Alice finds a diary with the story of Rosemary Virginia Ashley, dead half a century ago. Past and present intertwine: the rejection of Ginny hides a spiral of obsession, revenge, and seduction.
Work originally published in English as 'The Evil Seed' in 1992; this Portuguese edition was published in 2011.
Recommended for readers of psychological suspense and dark fantasy, especially for fans of Joanne Harris.
Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris is a British author, best known for her 1999 novel Chocolat, which was adapted into a film of the same name. Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, of a French mother and a British father, she was a teacher of French for 15 years and had published three novels during this period before the surprise success of Chocolat enabled her to write full time. Since then she has written over 30 books in a number of genres, including fantasy, psychological thriller, novellas, short stories and non-fiction. Harris' books often feature themes of women's empowerment, folklore, motherhood, community, outsiders and outcasts, and food.
