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The Beautiful Ones

A Novel

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Imani Jade Powers
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a sweeping romance with a dash of magic.
They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail's most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina's chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife. But the Grand Season has just begun, and already Nina's debut has gone disastrously awry. She has always struggled to control her telekinesis—neighbors call her the Witch of Oldhouse—and the haphazard manifestations of her powers make her the subject of malicious gossip.
When entertainer Hector Auvray arrives to town, Nina is dazzled. A telekinetic like her, he has traveled the world performing his talents for admiring audiences. He sees Nina not as a witch, but ripe with potential to master her power under his tutelage. With Hector's help, Nina's talent blossoms, as does her love for him.
But great romances are for fairytales, and Hector is hiding a truth from Nina — and himself—that threatens to end their courtship before it truly begins.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's The Beautiful Ones is a charming tale of love and betrayal, and the struggle between conformity and passion, set in a world where scandal is a razor-sharp weapon.
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

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  • Release date

    April 27, 2021

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781250808288
      • File size: 354560 KB
      • Duration: 12:18:39

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      P.J. Ochlan narrates a deeply romantic love story, set in a stylized, magical Belle poque. Antonina Beaulieu has come to Loisail to be ushered into society by Valerie Beaulieu, her cousin's wife. Instead, both women become entangled with telekinetic performer Hector Auvrey. Ochlan proves especially adept at bringing both Nina, a somewhat na�ve country girl, and Valerie, a brittle and distant society doyenne, to life. The men fair similarly well: A callow young suitor sounds appropriately brash and reckless, and Nina's older cousin sounds jovial and somewhat complacent, while Hector Auvrey comes across as intriguing and intelligent. A variety of strong emotions are displayed by the characters, and Ochlan gives them their due. K.M.P. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 21, 2017
      Moreno-Garcia (Certain Dark Things) fills her fantastic novel of manners with sumptuous language and plausible romantic complications in a setting that appears to be based on 19th-century France and is lightly garnished with minor magic, including the telekinetic abilities of unconventional debutante Antonina “Nina” Beaulieu and performer Hector Auvray. Both of them dwell uncomfortably adjacent to the titular beautiful people, society personages with old money and impeccable pedigrees. Hector is intrigued by country mouse Nina’s unfashionable traits of directness, interest in entomology, and romantic naïveté, as well as her scientific approach to studying psychic abilities—but he is even more interested in her cousin by marriage, Valérie Beaulieu, with whom he was involved years before and whom he still passionately idealizes. Brittle, attractive Valérie enjoys Hector’s renewed presence as he pretends to court Nina; her memories of her youthful romance with him contrast with her indifferent, dutiful relationship with her husband. Readers who enjoyed Mary Robinette Kowal’s Glamourist Histories magical Regency series will be particularly enthralled by the genuine emotions evoked in the course of the unsustainable love triangle. Agent: Eddie Schneider, JABberwocky Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      An unforgettable social season is underway in the fictional city of Loisail, and narrator Imani Jade Powers rises to the occasion with a highly imaginative and perfectly executed performance. Powers crafts an original accent for the fictional land that is sharp and sophisticated, with a slight French inflection. Hector, a performer with a gift for telekinesis, has come to Loisail for his ex-fianc�e, Val�rie, but he is soon taken by Nina, Val�rie's ingenue cousin. Powers gives an absolutely chilling performance as the scorned Val�rie, whose voice becomes stoic and resolute in contrast to the higher-pitched, more excitable voice she uses for Nina. Powers's delicate narration will draw listeners into the drama as fickle hearts give way to deceit, sabotage, and deception. J.E.C. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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