Bestselling author Silvia Moreno-Garcia continues strong with her new book The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. Based on the fictional world of Doctor Moreau and his animal/human hybrid experiments, the book focuses on the young girl he raises as a daughter. Carlota Moreau is young and beautiful, raised on a an estate on the Yucatan peninsula. Fairly insulated from the political conflicts closer to civilization, Carlota is well-behaved and acts as a caretaker to the hybrids, Dr. Moreau’s experiments. The estate is overseen by a man named Montgomery Laughton, a man who has left his tragic past behind for alcohol and hiding out in the jungle. When Eduardo Lizalde, the careless son of Dr. Moreau’s financier arrives, he is clearly attracted to Carlota Moreau and not exactly quiet about it. While Dr. Moreau feels that Carlota and Eduardo should marry to ensure the future of the estate, Laughton quickly realizes that the life he, the Moreaus, and the hybrids live may soon be destroyed.
Moreno-Garcia’s writing, as always, is lyrical and intelligent. She describes the scenery with precision, making it easy for the reader to picture themselves in the middle of a cenote in the jungle as easily as working to make medication in Dr. Moreau’s laboratory. There is something magical about her writing, and how it can so easily transport the reader into the story.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is available July 19, 2022 from Random House Publishing.
