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Jackdaws, magpies, crows, and more, i love birds from the corvidae family, and they were the perfect gothic inspiration for kate mosses gruesome historical novel, the taxidermists daughter. It is a gothic, psychological thriller that is set in sussex in 1900s when suspicion, obedience, respectability and duty were the norm. Katharine louise mosse obe born 20 october 1961 is an english novelist, non fiction and. Kates new novel, the taxidermists daughter is out now. The main character connie and her father lead a lonely life in blackthorn house. Book club questions for the taxidermists daughter by kate.
Taxidermy is the preserving of an animals body via mounting over an armature or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. She still cannot recall what happened that night, but she had brief flashbacks of an older girl, to whom she was once close. The taxidermists daughter is not for those who are easily unnerved as this story gets under your skin, while mosse manipulates the narrative like a skilled taxidermist wielding her precision blade. The publisher has supplied this book in drm free form with digital watermarking.
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