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The Essex Serpent

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Now an Apple TV series starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

Overall Book of the Year and Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2017 (Nibbies)
Longlisted for the 2017 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction

The Waterstones Book of the Year 2016

Shortlisted for the 2016 Costa Novel Award

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.

The Essex Serpent is a celebration of love, and the many different shapes it can take.

User Reviews

Book 5.0
Narration 4.0
Author Sarah Perry
Narrator Juanita McMahon
Duration 14 hours and 45 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781782839859
Format Audiobook
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Genre Historical fiction
Collections As Seen On Screen
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
Narration
4.0 (1 review)

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