The Moonlight Market - by Joanne Harris

About the Book

Deep in the heart of London, a photographer walks the streets and captures whatever catches his eye: an old man drinking coffee; a beautiful woman sipping champagne in St. Pancras station; a cloud of moths, disturbed, taking flight across the sky. But with each photo, he captures something unseen by the eye, and as each negative develops--revealing a person he hadn't met, a danger he hadn't noticed, and a world he hadn't seen--he is drawn further into a hidden war. One which he has been drawn into many times before--and every time, had his memories of the truth, and of the woman he loves, stolen from him. As Tom pieces fragments of the truth together, he realizes he must weave through the war and fight his own battle: both for the woman he loves, and for himself.

Book Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Joanne Harris comes a richly imagined and captivating novel of two colliding worlds.

Deep in the heart of London, a young photographer named Tom Argent walks the streets and captures whatever catches his eye: an old man drinking coffee; a striking woman sipping champagne in St. Pancras station; a cloud of moths taking flight across the sky. He's orphaned, lonely, and lost in his work. He certainly has no intention of falling in love.

And yet, love finds him in the shape of beautiful Vanessa, who lives a dangerous double life in the heart of the city. Tom's pursuit of Vanessa leads him to discover an alternate world, hiding in plain sight among the streets and rooftops of London. A world unseen by common folk and inhabited by strange and colorful beings, in which two warring factions--one nocturnal, one in the light--wage war for the sake of a long-lost love, which can only end with one side's total annihilation.

The Moonlight Market will enchant readers with new worlds and epic romance and in this captivating modern fairytale about what could be hiding in the corner of your eye.

Review Quotes

"Joanne Harris's moody, evocative fairy tale follows a London photographer who becomes entwined with rival kingdoms of supernatural beings separated by tragedy. The Moonlight Market takes readers on a haunting journey of loss, fragmented memories, and characters who will go to any (supernatural) lengths for love."--Shelf Awareness

"This sometimes unsettling yet consistently delightful fairy tale feels like a marriage of the clever schemes of Trip Galey's A Market of Dreams and Destiny and the metaphors of Kelly Barnhill's The Crane Husband."--Library Journal (starred)

"A sparkling modern fairytale. Like reading champagne."-- "Natasha Pulley, author of The Mars House "

"Bestseller Harris delivers a sweetly upbeat urban fantasy in which--unbeknownst to humans or the supernatural Sightless Folk with whom they coexist--the Butterfly and Moth Kingdoms wage an ancient war. The combination of epic story and fairy tale prose captivates, and Harris builds an enchanting world. Urban fantasy readers seeking a lighthearted treat with find plenty to enjoy."--Publishers Weekly

Praise for Joanne Harris

"A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems."-- "Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient "

"Harris keeps the suspense high all the way to the exhilarating ending. This spectacular feat of storytelling will seduce the reader from page one."-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

"Harris's voice of Loki is an addictive thing, a pleasure to consume. Harris draws the characters magnificently."-- "Rob Bedford, Tor.com"

"Joanne Harris's novels embody the spirit of a fierce chess match. The icy rage and ruthless revenge is turned up even higher in A Narrow Door."-- "The New York Times Book Review"

"Profound, moving, and utterly unforgettable." -- "Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street "

About the Author

Joanne Harris is an Anglo-French author, whose books include twenty novels, three cookbooks, and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology, and fantasy. In 2000, her 1999 novel Chocolat was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is an honorary Fellow of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, and in 2022 was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabet II. Her novels A Narrow Door and Broken Light are also available from Pegasus Books.