Under the Poppy

Under the Poppy

by Kathe Koja
Under the Poppy

Under the Poppy

by Kathe Koja

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Overview

"Koja can pack a lot Dickensian humor into a sentence."--The Plain Dealer

Under the Poppy is a brothel owned by Decca and Rupert. Decca is in love with Rupert but he in turn is in love with her brother, Istvan. When Istvan comes back to town, louche puppet troupe in tow, the lines of their age-old desires intersect against a backdrop of approaching war.

Hearts are broken when old betrayals and new alliances--not just their own--take shape, as the townsmen seek refuge from the onslaught of history by watching the girls of the Poppy cavort onstage with Istvan's naughty puppets.

When the war gets too close, Istvan and Rupert abandon the Poppy and find a place in high society where they try to avoid becoming more than puppets themselves in the hands of those they have helped before and who now want to use them again.

From its explosive beginning to the final climax, Under the Poppy is a vivid, sexy, behind-the-scenes historical novel as delicious and intoxicating as the best guilty pleasure.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940157071417
Publisher: Roadswell Editions
Publication date: 09/27/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 1,044,636
File size: 426 KB

About the Author

Kathe Koja’s books include two sequels in the Under the Poppy trilogy, The Mercury Waltz and The Batsards' Paradise, as well as contemporary horror cult classics like The Cipher and Skin; her young adult novels include Buddha Boy, Talk and Kissing the Bee. Her work has been honored by the ALA, the ASPCA and with the Bram Stoker Award. Her books have been published in seven languages and optioned for film. She’s a Detroit native and lives in the area with her husband, artist Rick Lieder. She also runs Loudermilk Productions, creating site-specific immersive events including performances of Faustus and her own adaptation of Under the Poppy.
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