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A Kirkus Review Best Book of 2017 and a Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction. Winner of the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year and overall Book of the Year, selected as the Waterstones Book of the Year, and a Costa Book Award Finalist"A novel of almost insolent ambition--lush and fantastical, a wild Eden behind a garden gate...it's part ghost story and part natural history lesson, part romance and part feminist parable. I found it so transporting that 48 hours after completing it, I was still resentful to be back home." -New York Times“An irresistible new novel…the most delightful heroine since Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice…By the end, The Essex Serpent identifies a mystery far greater than some creature ‘from the illuminated margins of a manuscript’: friendship.” -Washington Post"Richly enjoyable... Ms. Perry writes beautifully and sometimes agreeably sharply... The Essex Serpent is a wonderfully satisfying novel. Ford Madox Ford thought the glory of the novel was its ability to make the reader think and feel at the same time. This one does just that." -Wall Street JournalAn 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 séance. This is the best new novel I’ve read in years" (Daily Telegraph).
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Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Custom House; Reprint edition (April 24, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 006266638X
ISBN-13: 978-0062666383
Product Dimensions:
5.3 x 1.2 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
3.7 out of 5 stars
411 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#23,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
No spoilers in this review. OK, so I was sooooo excited to get this book and I am a bit disappointed. But it isn't because it is a poorly written book. It is a good book, good writing, good characters -- it is just that the book jacket description does not match the book hardly at all. You need to know this so that you are not disappointed as I was. The book jacket makes the book sound like it is about a little village in Ireland where people are dying or missing and it is blamed on a mythical/historical sea serpent. A natural scientist, a woman named Cora, goes to the village to investigate. This is all somewhat true of the story, but the sea serpent part is really a background story and does not dominate the narrative at all. It's almost a second thought. If I could completely ignore the book jacket description, I would say that this book is about Cora, a female scientist in late 1800s London, and her relationships with men, her unhappy marriage, her lovers, her difficulties in relating to her odd son, her hopes and dreams. The story is more about relationships, love and loss, friendships, and less so about women's dreams during this time period. A great deal of the dialogue is about religion vs science but it is only lightly worked. There were not many scary parts, only tiny bits and pieces scattered here and there throughout the book. The characters are well defined and interesting, though I needed to keep a notebook with names and notes at first to keep them straight. I rarely like to have more than 4 characters in a book and this had several to keep track of. The situations were believable. I only want to point out that if you are looking for something a bit more magical, a bit more along the lines of cryptozoology with the possibility of a sea serpent or a tracking down of a sociopathic killer in a small Irish village, you will not find that here. The book jacket is misleading, which is not the fault of the author. It is however a wonderfully written and interesting book and I do recommend it to those who enjoy stories with interesting characters, especially of women who are challenging societal roles.
This is a most unusual novel, and a very good one. Set in the Essex county in England, in about 1893, it provides an interesting view of late Victorian life and mores. The author is a native of this area and seems to have a real "feel" for it. The overall setting of the novel involves the strong beliefs of Essex inhabitants that a giant sea serpent is preying upon them, though direct proof is somewhat lacking. So one theme is how group psychology, much like the Salem witchcraft trials, can grip a local rustic community even though such beliefs are contrary to fact.Another dimension involves the differing perspectives of well-off, educated Londoners v. the classic rural villagers whose way of life has changed little over centuries. The central character, Cora, while refined is also interested in Darwin, evolutionary theory, and hunting fossils. Having just read and reviewed "Darwin's Women" I was not surprised as to this aspect since I had learned that a great many women had helped Darwin by doing the legwork necessary to collect the specimens and fossils upon which his work was in part based. Placed in the environment of Aldwinter village, Cora encounters the local, classic British parson with his flock--much better educated than was typical but yet devoted to religious concepts. The two go at it on several themes which illustrates this transition that occurred in England in the late 19th century., as evolution ran up against established religious and social norms. Cora believes the serpent may simply be a "living fossil"; the parson believes it just hysteria which should be dismissed, even though his flock disagrees.Another interesting dimension involves several characters who are involved in improving impoverished living conditions in London, but with little success. Also present is a most interesting surgeon who has inventive ideas about heart surgery which the local medical authorities are most reluctant for him to undertake. I was surprised a bit at this since much medical progress in reality had been made during this period, the Wellcome Hospital being just one example. The success of his techniques only brings him tragedy.The title suggests another major theme--sort of a scary monster story or is it? The author resolves the mystery not once but twice, and does so in a most inventive way. In the end, all these issues seem to settle down, though Cora for all her perception and intellectual resources remains a widow, though a fulfilled one. The author's style is most seductive and the novel really draws the reader in and demands continued turning of its 418 pages. I read that the author had become seriously ill recently and may not write any more novels. This is a tragedy for her and a great loss for us if no further works emerge from her. So read this unique and innovative novel and enjoy her while you can.
Although well-researched with some lovely writing, this book was a real slog to get through. I just didn't connect with the characters or have any interest in the mystery of the Essex serpent. I feel the author tried to cover too many issues from the Victorian era and the constant head hopping was distracting. I was never sure what this book was meant to be about. The characters didn't act like real people and the conflicts didn't make much sense. I also found the universal passion for Cora quite annoying (and unjustified). Sarah Perry has tried to write it in the style and structure of a Victorian novel, but as a huge fan of this era's fiction, I was disappointed. Oh, and the 'debates' about religion vs science were superficial at best.
The Essex Serpent is everything you could want from a reading experience. The characters, especially Cora and Will, are drawn with such heart that they will live on in your dreams. The atmosphere of 1877 England is drawn at a moment of scientific discovery and wavering religious faith. Sarah Perry repays a close reading with sentences and passages that leap off the page, stopping you in your tracks and reaching for something to write on. And of course the whole notion of writing as expression and reflection comes out as the heart of this well-written, astonishing novel.
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