The Corset
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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 The Familiars'The Corset is a contender for my Book of the Year. Beautifully written, intricately plotted, a masterpiece' Sarah HilaryIs prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain?Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she finds herself drawn to Ruth, a teenage seamstress - and self-confessed murderess - who nurses a dark and uncanny secret. A secret that is leading her straight to the gallows. As Ruth reveals her disturbing past to Dorothea, the fates of these two women entwine, and with every revelation, a new layer of doubt is cast... Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?Laura Purcell's spine-chilling new novel, The Shape of Darkness, is out now!
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Very suspenseful and emotionally moving! I enjoyed getting the insights and perspectives from two very different women - Ruth the misfortunate seamstress and Dorothea the self righteous intellectual. As the story goes on I realised that there's more beneath their surfaces and until the last page and even beyond I was left questioning ‘coincidence or magic?' This was the first work of Laura Purcell I read and was delighted when my mum said she had “Bone China” and “The Silent Companions” also. I couldn't wait to explore more of the mysterious supernatural spine chilling yet emotionally compelling worlds that Laura Purcell creates effortlessly.
