![]() ![]() She turns to alcohol and drugs in order to block out memories of her past. ![]() Ester is an intriguing woman who was keen to start over but got caught up in a mystery. The characters in Bone China are all complex and have secrets. Laura Purcell's writing style is full of emotion and imagery. Is this just fallacy or is there some truth to Creeda's stories? It is there that Miss Pinecroft's maid Creeda recounts tales of strange fairies that lure humans to the sea. After losing some of their family members to consumption, Miss Pinecroft and her father decide to house a group of ill prisoners at Morvoren House, under the belief that the sea air would be able to cure them. She soon realises that her new home is not as safe as she thought… The story then goes back in time to when Miss Pinecroft was young. At the beginning of the novel, we meet Ester, a young woman who is fleeing from her past and takes on a job as a nurse for Miss Pinecroft at Morvoren House. The book also covers themes of isolation, grief and the fairy world.īone China is set in a mysterious house in Cornwall and is split into two different timelines. In Bone China, Laura Purcell draws on elements of the Gothic, for example, an eerie house, gloomy weather, and a young woman who has to unsolved a mystery. Bone China is a dark, atmospheric tale that will appeal to fans of Jessie Burton and Daphne du Maurier. ![]()
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