![]() ![]() ![]() A young woman moves to a creepy old mansion. And with Hallowe’en fast approaching, it couldn’t have been a more perfect spooky autumn read. I picked up “The Silent Companions”, which was Laura’s debut novel, at the beginning of October. What I got was a “chiller” (scary thriller) set in the murky backroom of a Victorian dress shop. I expected to get historical fiction about clothing manufacture. When I stumbled across “The Corset” by Laura Purcell on the library app I’ve been using a lot this year, and started reading it (without properly checking the blurb - a rookie mistake!) I had no idea what I’d stumbled into. ![]() Including one that’s very out of print, and a first edition of Stephen King’s “The Shining”. It’s not the only thing I read, but it’s certainly something that’s overrepresented on my bookshelf.īut whether you’d believe it or not, my real reading passion is old horror novels.Īs someone who buys books second-hand whenever possible, I’ve amassed a decently sized collection of vintage New English Library books from the 80s. Sign up to our Weekly newsletter Subscribe to our magazine for more great contentīefore I get to my review of “The Silent Companions” by Laura Purcell, I wanted to say: if you’ve read any of my other reviews, you might notice that I’ve got a particular preference for historical fiction. ![]()
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