The Glowing Hours by Siddiqui, Leila
The Glowing Hours by Siddiqui, Leila

The Glowing Hours

A mind-bending, revisionist gothic horror story about the fabled summer Mary Shelley began work on Frankenstein, as...
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Author: Leila Siddiqui
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Glowing Hours by Siddiqui, Leila

The Glowing Hours

$89.99 $47.29
The Glowing Hours by Siddiqui, Leila

The Glowing Hours

$89.99 $47.29
Author: Leila Siddiqui
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A mind-bending, revisionist gothic horror story about the fabled summer Mary Shelley began work on Frankenstein, as told by her Indian housemaid, Mehrunissa "Mehr" Begum. For fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Isabel Cañas, and Kathe Koja.

"Strange how one can find they are an interruption in another person's story . . ."

Summer 1816: London is a hostile place for the newly disembarked Mehrunissa Begum, who's come to deliver her brother's letter of inheritance before returning to her comfortable life in Lucknow, India. Only, she can't find her brother anywhere and has no money for the return trip. With nowhere else to go, Mehr finds refuge in a boardinghouse for Indian maids. If she can't find her brother, she reasons, she will get a job and start saving.

Mehr is soon hired at the English estate of Mary and Percy Shelley, young artists of burgeoning fame who are on the run from secrets of their own. Mary is brooding and quiet, but takes a curious liking to her new maid, asking her to accompany the Shelleys and her stepsister, Claire--as well as the eccentric Lord Byron and his physician, John Polidori--to Lake Geneva for the summer.

Almost immediately, Mehr notices strange, ghostly events at the villa. The walls breathe, portraits shift, and phantoms appear like unbidden guests who refuse to leave. The weather is fierce and foreboding, showing no signs of softening its relentless pall. And as Mary Shelley begins work on what will become her earth-shattering literary phenomenon, Mehr finds herself trapped in the villa as the rest of its inhabitants descend into madness.

Author: Leila Siddiqui
Publisher: Hell's Hundred
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781641297011


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 12/08/2025
Booklist 12/01/2025
Library Journal 01/01/2026 pg. 47

About the Author
Leila Siddiqui was born in Chicago, raised in Texas, and now lives in New York with her husband. She is also a digital marketing strategist in publishing. When she's not writing, she spends her time worshipping her three very floofy cats, experimenting with vegan recipes from Instagram, and crocheting fun new projects. Her debut YA novel, House of Glass Hearts, was published in 2021.
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