This is a story for fans of the books Ā“How to Stop Timeā by Matt Haig and āThe Suicide Clubā by Rachel Heng. It is a love story that is a cross between Ā“FrankensteinĀ“ and John Green's Ā“The Fault in Our StarsĀ“.
Winzy reluctantly starts working for the alchemist Cornelius Agrippa in order to provide for his childhood sweetheart Bertha, but when Winzy drinks an unlabelled potion to rid himself of his love for Bertha, he becomes immortal. Suddenly blessed with a youthful appearance, Winzy slowly but surely discovers the disadvantages of the potion.
āThe Mortal Immortalā (1833) is a Gothic short story by the English writer Mary Shelley, famous for her best-selling novel āFrankensteinā (1818).
Mary Shelley (1797ā1851) was an English author and travel writer best known for her ground-breaking Gothic novel āFrankensteinā (1818). Considered one of the first true works of science-fiction, the book became an instant bestseller.
It has been adapted for TV, stage and film on many occasions, with Boris Karloff famously playing Frankensteinās monster on screen in 1933. Other adaptations include āMary Shelley's Frankensteinā (1994) starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro and āViktor Frankensteinā (2015) starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy.
Shelleyās other novels include Ā“ValpergaĀ“ (1823), Ā“The Last ManĀ“ (1826), Ā“Perkin WarbeckĀ“ (1830), Ā“LodoreĀ“ (1835), Ā“FalknerĀ“ (1837) and the posthumously published Ā“MathildeĀ“ (1959). However, she will always be remembered as the creator of Ā“FrankensteinĀ“.
The book continues to influence filmmakers, writers and popular culture to this day, inspiring and terrifying new audiences the world over.