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The Corset
The captivating novel from the prize-winning author of The Silent Companions
The Corset
The captivating novel from the prize-winning author of The Silent Companions
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Description
The new Victorian chiller from the author of Radio 2 Book Club pick, The Silent Companions sees a teenage seamstress convinced she can control people's fates through the clothes she makes for them…
Dorothea and Ruth. Ruth and Dorothea.
Prison visitor and prisoner. Powerful and powerless.
Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder.
When Dorothea is asked to visit Ruth as part of her charitable works, she could not be more delighted. Her first encounter with a murderer will provide the perfect opportunity to explore Dorothea's fascination with phrenology, and test her theories that the shape of a person's skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes.
But the story Ruth has to tell – of bitterness and betrayal, of death and destruction – will shake Dorothea's belief in rationality, and the power of redemption.
Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?
Product details
| Published | 01 Nov 2018 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 416 |
| ISBN | 9781408889602 |
| Imprint | Raven Books |
| Dimensions | 216 x 135 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A compelling slice of early Victorian gothic … Vivid and well researched, this book is an evocative portrait of a society that punishes women who dare to contravene social norms … as well as a splendid mystery with suitably melodramatic flourishes
Guardian
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The Silent Companions was a chillingly note-perfect take on Victorian gothic and [Purcell] makes a brilliant return to the genre with this much-anticipated tale ... Heart-pounding … A classic Victorian tale of murder most foul, twisted with a curious supernatural thread
Stylist
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Laura is a masterful writer, her deliciously gothic stories so skilfully woven that you can't get them out of your head even if you wanted to
Stacey Halls, author of Sunday Times bestseller, The Familiars
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The Corset [sent] chills shooting down my spine ... Nods to the classic gothic novel and Sarah Waters's Affinity
Red
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This gothic chiller casts an addictive spell
Sunday Mirror
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Intricate, atmospheric and chilling – with a wonderfully dark premise at its heart
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