At Dawn, Two Nightingales is rumoured to be the most dangerous poem in the world, its haunted verses said to be invested with mysterious, supernatural powers. The impoverished Count Mitrovsky believes that within the enchanted stanzas lies the key to his beautiful neighbour Mařenka’s heart, but other parties are searching for the poem too – sinister censors, dangerous criminals, bandits and brigands of all stripes.
A comic opera in novel form – part quest, part pantomime, part unexpected ghost story – At Dawn Two Nightingales is both playful and heartbreaking, an uproarious adventure that upends the conventions of the historical novel at every turn.
A richly comic and darkly disturbing story of unrequited love, fantastical adventure and the quest for a mysterious poem, masterfully delivered in gloriously luscious prose – Carole Hailey
Bilton’s work is a Bohemian romp, an amuse-bouche which keeps on giving – Julian Stannard
At Dawn, Two Nightingales is rumoured to be the most dangerous poem in the world, its haunted verses said to be invested with mysterious, supernatural powers. The impoverished Count Mitrovsky believes that within the enchanted stanzas lies the key to his beautiful neighbour Mařenka’s heart, but other parties are searching for the poem too – sinister censors, dangerous criminals, bandits and brigands of all stripes.
A comic opera in novel form – part quest, part pantomime, part unexpected ghost story – At Dawn Two Nightingales is both playful and heartbreaking, an uproarious adventure that upends the conventions of the historical novel at every turn.
A richly comic and darkly disturbing story of unrequited love, fantastical adventure and the quest for a mysterious poem, masterfully delivered in gloriously luscious prose – Carole Hailey
Bilton’s work is a Bohemian romp, an amuse-bouche which keeps on giving – Julian Stannard
Image 1 of 1