Laura Purcell
The Shape of Darkness
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If you like Victorian Gothic novels, you are in for a treat. Indeed, any reader is in for a treat as long as ...Read Review
The Shape of Darkness
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Set in the city of Bath in the 19th century, The Shape of Darkness is a wonderfully tangled Gothic tale. It features Agnes, ...Read Review
Bone China
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Bone China begins with the story of “Hester Why”, a nursemaid who has fled to Cornwall under a false name, leaving behind in ...Read Review
The Corset (UK) / The Poison Thread (US)
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This Victorian gothic tale, about two very different women whose lives intertwine, narrates the story of seamstress, Ruth, imprisoned for horrific murders, and ...Read Review
The Silent Companions
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Ghost stories are having a revival at present, and Laura Purcell’s The Silent Companions, set in the 19th century, is a worthy ...Read Review
Mistress of the Court
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In her second entertaining novel about the Georgian royals, Laura Purcell explores the complex interdependencies between two intelligent women and intergenerational strife at ...Read Review
Queen of Bedlam
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I cannot applaud Laura Purcell enough for her depiction of the far-reaching, destructive effects of mental illness. I also appreciated her depiction of ...Read Review
