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Love was kindled, and death is loose in the marshes in episode 4 of The Essex Serpent. Take off your bow tie, p... Oh man, this was an emotional roller coaster!
Witness how writer Anna Symon brought author Sarah Perry’s imaginary world to life in The Essex Serpent, now streaming on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_TheEsse...
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In this video, I talk about why I liked Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent and how this book is a work of historical fiction with a strong dose of feminism. Boo...
May 27, 2016 · February 26, 2020. Set in London in 1893, Cora Seaborne’s husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Retreating to the countryside with her son, she encounters rumours of the Essex Serpent, a creature of folklore said to have returned to roam the marches.
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Jan 1, 2022 · 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 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...
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Set in the Victorian era, in the year 1893, it tells the tale of Cora Seaborne, a woman relishing her recent freedom from an abusive husband — she moves from London to a small village in Essex and becomes intrigued by the idea that it might be haunted by a mythological sea serpent.