A thrilling dark historical novel that has your complete attention from the beginning to end.
An excellent first novel by Janet Ellis, set in 18th century London this is a story that is sad, horrific and thrilling with an excellent twist.
Regarding Anne the main character, the author describes her in acute detail so that we can get an insight into Anne's past and current life. You feel sorry for her one minute and you are on her side and then the the story unravels her nature piece by piece.
The various people the reader meets that come into Anne's life with hindsight maybe would have second thoughts about doing so and the story builds up to a horrific but excellent ending.
The author's writing style is very fluid and descriptive allowing the reader to feel as if they are actually watching a movie instead of reading a book.
All round an excellent and enjoyable novel that covers several genres so should appeal to many readers.
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