The Essex Serpent : from the Booker-longlisted author of EnlightenmentAuthor: Perry, Sarah Historical mysteries Published on 20 April 2017 by Profile Books Ltd (Serpent's Tail) in the United Kingdom. Paperback 448 pages 131 x 198 x 28 342g London, 1893. 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 Essex, in the hope that fresh air and open space will provide refuge. On arrival,

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