Sarah Perry - The Essex Serpent (2nd Hand Hardback)
Synopsis
The Waterstones Book of the Year 2016.
Shortlisted for the 2016 Costa Novel Award.
Overall Book of the Year - British Book Awards 2017 (Nibbies).
Longlisted for the 2017 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.
London, 1893. When Cora Seaborne's controlling husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Along with her son Francis - a curious, obsessive boy - she leaves town for Essex, in the hope that fresh air and open space will provide refuge.
On arrival, rumours reach them that the mythical Essex Serpent, once said to roam the marshes claiming lives, has returned to the coastal parish of Aldwinter. Cora, a keen amateur naturalist with no patience for superstition, is enthralled, convinced that what the local people think is a magical beast may be a yet-undiscovered species.
As she sets out on its trail, she is introduced to William Ransome, Aldwinter's vicar, who is also deeply suspicious of the rumours, but thinks they are a distraction from true faith.
As he tries to calm his parishioners, Will and Cora strike up an intense relationship, and although they agree on absolutely nothing, they find themselves at once drawn together and torn apart, affecting each other in ways that surprise them both.
Details
- Format : Standard, Thick 2nd Hand Hardback with Embossed Dust Jacket
- Condition : Good
- Category : Fiction - Historical Fiction
- Published : 2016 (Serpent's Tail)
- ISBN : 9781781255445
- SKU : B000488
- PPC : SP610gm
- RRP : £14.00 (Unclipped)
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"The Essex Serpent is a celebration of love, and the many different shapes it can take." - Publisher.
" . . . a gothic Victorian tale crammed with incident, character and plot" - The Guardian.
'The Essex Serpent is one of the most memorable historical novels of the past decade.' - Nick Rennison, Sunday Times.
'An irresistible novel that taps the vein of Victorian gothic and British myth.' - Daily Telegraph.
'Hardy-esque . . . a rich and complex novel but also a deeply enjoyable read, with warm humanity at its core.' - Jeff Robson, iPaper.
The Author
Sarah Grace Perry FRSL (born 28 November 1979) is an English author. She has had three novels published, all by Serpent's Tail: After Me Comes the Flood, (2014) The Essex Serpent (2016) and Melmoth (2018). Her work has been translated into 22 languages.
Featured Author . . . Sarah Perry
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