Libba Bray
5 SeriesLibba Bray is an American author known for The Diviners series and the Gemma Doyle trilogy. She began her career writing romance novels under a pseudonym before debuting with A Great and Terrible Beauty in 2006. Her novel Going Bovine, published in 2009, earned her the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature.
In "A Great and Terrible Beauty," the first book of the Gemma Doyle trilogy, Libba Bray introduces us to Gemma Doyle, a young woman grappling with her mother's suicide in 1895. Sent from India to Spence, an English boarding school, Gemma is plagued by prophetic visions that inevitably come true. Additionally, she is shadowed by an Indian man tasked with her surveillance. As Gemma navigates her new life, she must unravel the mysteries of her visions and the man's intentions. This compelling narrative blends historical fiction with elements of the supernatural, setting the stage for a gripping series.
