They are also notable for their rich characterisation.
Both books exemplify an attention to detail and an obvious line in thorough historical research. Full of rich detail about the often harsh lives of those in Victorian times, The Corset threaded in its supernatural elements subtly and ambiguously. She followed this up with The Corset (Raven Books 2018), a dual narrative that was a compelling character study of two flawed but believable women. This was a chilling tale of madness, a creepy old mansion, and secrets that slowly piled on the terror and claustrophobia in a remote Victorian setting. One such writer is Laura Purcell who had already published a number of historical novels before releasing her first Gothic supernatural book, The Silent Companions, through Raven Books (Bloomsbury) in 2017. The last few years, though, has seen a plethora of books harking back to classic themes and settings of the Victorian era (and beyond). It’s a genre, or subgenre, with a long, rich history going back to the 1700s. In recent years, there seems to have been a resurgence in popularity of books coming under the ‘Gothic’ label. She is steadily building a body of original work, within a specific subgenre, yet with each release distinctive and original from the last.” Hester has fled to Cornwall to try to escape her past, but surrounded by superstitious staff enacting bizarre rituals, she soon discovers her new home may be just as dangerous as her last.“What’s clear from this book and its two predecessors is that Laura Purcell is a master of her craft. Forty years later, Hester arrives at Morvoren House to take up a position as nurse to the now partially paralyzed and mute Miss Pinecroft.
While he devotes himself to his controversial medical trials, Louise finds herself increasingly discomfited by the strange tales her new maid tells of the fairies that hunt the land, searching for those they can steal away to their realm. Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the disease in the caves beneath his new Cornish home. A perfect spooky read! Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. A gothic tale set in a rambling house by the sea in which a maid cares for a mute old woman with a mysterious past, alongside her superstitious staff-from the author of The Silent Companions.
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