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|title=The Quick

|sort=Quick, The

|publisher=Vintage Books

|date=September 2014

|summary=In Victorian Yorkshire, a young brother and sister grow up together, left alone by the world and surrounded by darkness. The boy then moves to London, where a life full of light, fun and love is swiftly crushed - horror follows, and the reader is swept up into this debut novel, that whilst predictable and unevenly paced, is still a fun ride

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The Quick is the debut of author Lauren Owen, and set in the gothic world of Victorian London. Owen guides us through the lives of several characters, but specifically James and Charlotte, siblings living in a Yorkshire mansion. Left to fend for themselves due to a dead mother and an absent father, the two grow up close, playing dark games to pass the time. It is only when James, the younger child, moves to London, that the games become very real indeed, and both brother and sister must fight to save not just themselves, but their humanity.