Phantom by Susan Kay5/28/2023 ![]() He goes to Persia, where he masters his talent for torture and murder and, finally, he is involved in the construction of the Paris Opera House-and the creation of his labyrinthine world beneath that structure. The narrative encompasses Erik's disastrous formative years with his mother, his caged existence among a gypsy tribe and a period of relative happiness in Rome, where he perfects his skills as an architect and builder. This version begins with the birth of the horribly disfigured Erik and continues into the years following his doomed romance with Christine, ending in an unexpected and triumphant redemption. In a powerful and moving tour de force (the American debut for this British writer whose first novel, Legacy, won the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize and the Betty Trask Award), she adds a new depth and perspective, moving well beyond the familiar boundaries of the story. ![]() Retelling and expanding upon a well known and beloved classic is risky business, but Kay acquits herself with brio in this retelling of Gaston Leroux's 1911 tale, The Phantom of the Opera. ![]()
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