The beginning of this book is classic Purcell shrouded in mystery but very subtle hints are left for the reader that later on conclude the story. But Agnes and Pearl quickly discover that instead they may have opened the door to something that they can never put back. The shape of darkness is a tale of loss,love, spirits, obsession, revenge and of course the common theme in Purcells work tragedy. Why is the killer seemingly targeting her business?ĭesperately seeking an answer, Agnes approaches Pearl, a child spirit medium lodging in Bath with her older half-sister and her ailing father, hoping that if Pearl can make contact with those who died, they might reveal who killed them. Still recovering from a serious illness herself, making enough money to support her elderly mother and her orphaned nephew Cedric has never been easy, but then one of her clients is murdered shortly after sitting for Agnes, and then another, and another. A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead - and to try and identify their killers - in this beguiling new tale from the queen of Gothic fiction, Laura PurcellĪs the age of the photograph dawns in Victorian Bath, silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her business afloat.
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