by Edward Carey · Blackie Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9788419654335
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«Los secretos de Heap House», by Edward Carey, is the first fantasy novel in the Iremonger trilogy, in hardcover (Blackie Books, 384 pages, Spanish).
The Iremongers live isolated in Heap House, a labyrinthine mansion surrounded by mountains of London's waste. Each family member guards a birth object; only Clod, the listener, perceives their whispers. The arrival of the servant Lucy Pennant stirs the mansion and unleashes a storm that threatens its secrets.
First installment of the Iremonger trilogy. Translated from English by Lucía Barahona; the original work is «Heap House» (2013).
Aimed at readers of fantasy and mystery, with a gothic atmosphere and touches of horror.
Edward Carey is an English playwright and novelist. He has written several adaptations for the stage, including Patrick Süskind's The Pigeon and Robert Coover's Pinocchio in Venice. His own plays include Sulking Thomas and Captain of the Birds. He collaborated with Eddin Khoo on the wayang kulit translation of Macbeth called Macbeth in the Shadows.
