Laura Purcell's The Corset is a contender for Book of the Year, beautifully written, intricately plotted, and a masterpiece. Dorothea Truelove is drawn to Ruth Butterham, a teenage seamstress and self-confessed murderer, and their fates intertwine as Ruth reveals her disturbing past.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Laura Purcell is a masterful writer, her deliciously gothic stories so skilfully woven that you can't get them out of your head even if you wanted to. Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars, calls The Corset "a contender for my Book of the Year." Beautifully written, intricately plotted, a masterpiece, Sarah Hilary says. Is prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain? Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy, and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor, and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she finds herself drawn to Ruth, a teenage seamstress and self-confessed murderess who nurses a dark and uncanny secret. A secret that is leading her straight to the gallows. As Ruth reveals her disturbing past to Dorothea, the fates of these two women entwine, and with every revelation, a new layer of doubt is cast... Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?

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Laura Purcell is a masterful writer, her deliciously gothic stories so skilfully woven that you can't get them out of your head even if you wanted to. Stacey Halls, author of "The Familiars," calls "The Corset" "a contender for my Book of the Year." Beautifully written, intricately plotted, a masterpiece, Sarah Hilary says. Is prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain? Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy, and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor, and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she finds herself drawn to Ruth, a teenage seamstress and self-confessed murderess who nurses a dark and uncanny secret. A secret that is leading her straight to the gallows. As Ruth reveals her disturbing past to Dorothea, the fates of these two women entwine, and with every revelation, a new layer of doubt is cast... Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?

Weight: 292g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781408889527