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Inspired by H.G. Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau, Moreno-Garcia's (Velvet Was the Night) new novel takes place in 1870s Yucatán, Mexico, and focuses on Carlota, the daughter of the eccentric scientist Doctor Moreau, whose life's ambition is to improve humanity through creating hybrids between man and beast and is dependent on an increasingly stingy Hernando Lizalde for funds. Carlota lives in isolation with the doctor, his hybrids, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More