The taxidermist's daughter
Mosse, Kate, 1961-2014
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Sussex, 1912. In a churchyard, villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will die in the coming year are thought to be seen. Here, where the estuary leads out to the sea, superstitions still hold sway. Standing alone is the taxidermist's daughter. At seventeen, Constantia Gifford lives with her father in a decaying house: it is all that is left of Gifford's once world-famous museum of taxidermy. The stuffed animals that used to grace every parlour are out of fashion, leaving Gifford a disgraced and bitter man. The bell begins to toll and all eyes are fixed on the church. No one sees the gloved hand pick up a flint. As the last notes fade into the dark, a woman lies dead.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Cadishead Library | Adult Fiction | Hardback | Available |
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Main title:
The taxidermist's daughter / Kate Mosse.
Author:
Mosse, Kate, 1961-, author
Imprint:
London : Orion Books, 2014.London : Orion Books, 2014.
Collation:
408 pages : map (black and white) ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781409153757 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92GENFICTIONFAF/CR
Local class:
F
Language:
English
BRN:
1593538