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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Perry, Sarah, 1979- author.     Subjects     Widows -- Fiction.     Clergy -- Fiction.     Animals, Mythical -- Fiction.     Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Perry, Sarah, 1979- author.       by title:      The Essex Serpent : ...         MARC Display

The Essex Serpent : a novel / Sarah Perry. by Perry, Sarah, 1979- author. New York, NY : Custom House, 2017. Subjects Widows -- Fiction.   Clergy -- Fiction.   Animals, Mythical -- Fiction.   Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction. ISBN:  9780062666376 (hardback) : 0062666371 (hardback) Description:  416 pages ; 22 cm Edition:  First edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "An exquisitely talented young British author makes her American debut with this rapturously acclaimed historical novel, set in late nineteenth-century England, about an intellectually minded young widow, a pious vicar, and a rumored mythical serpent that explores questions about science and religion, skepticism, and faith, independence and love. When Cora Seaborne's brilliant, domineering husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one. Wed at nineteen, this woman of exceptional intelligence and curiosity was ill-suited for the role of society wife. Seeking refuge in fresh air and open space in the wake of the funeral, Cora leaves London for a visit to coastal Essex, accompanied by her inquisitive and obsessive eleven-year old son, Francis, and the boy's nanny, Martha, her fiercely protective friend. While admiring the sites, Cora learns of an intriguing rumor that has arisen further up the estuary, of a fearsome creature said to roam the marshes claiming human lives. After nearly 300 years, the mythical Essex Serpent is said to have returned, taking the life of a young man on New Year's Eve. A keen amateur naturalist with no patience for religion or superstition, Cora is immediately enthralled, and certain that what the local people think is a magical sea beast may be a previously undiscovered species. Eager to investigate, she is introduced to local vicar William Ransome. Will, too, is suspicious of the rumors. But unlike Cora, this man of faith is convinced the rumors are caused by moral panic, a flight from true belief. These seeming opposites who agree on nothing soon find themselves inexorably drawn together and torn apart--an intense relationship that will change both of their lives in ways entirely unexpected. Hailed by Sarah Waters as "a work of great intelligence and charm, by a hugely talented author," The Essex Serpent is "irresistible. you can feel the influences of Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, and Hilary Mantel channeled by Perry in some sort of Victorian seance. This is the best new novel I've read in years" (Daily Telegraph, London)"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Aiea Public Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hanapepe Public Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hawaii Kai Public Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked out 10/10/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kahuku P/S Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kalihi-Palama Public Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kealakekua Public Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library Adult Fiction Perry Checked In   Add Copy to MyList More Results: 1 2 Next

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