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An upper-class woman, recovering from a suicide attempt, visits the women's ward of Millbank prison as part of her rehabilitation. There she meets Selina, an enigmatic spiritualist-and becomes drawn into a twilight world of ghosts and shadows, unruly spirits and unseemly passions, until she is... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Margaret Prior: Nervous young woman who visited women prisoners at Millbank Prison and who strikes up a relationship with Selina Dawes. Sometimes called "Aurora" by Selina.
- Selina Ann Dawes: Medium, imprisoned in Millbank Prison, London
- Mrs. Brink: A bereaved woman who takes Selina under her wing in order to benefit from her spiritual abilities.
- Peter Quick: Selina's spirit guide.
- Miss Haxby: Matron at Millbank
- Miss Ridley: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Prior: Margaret's mother, a widow
- Priscilla: Margaret's married sister
- Mrs. Jelf: Matron at Millbank
- Vigers: Servant in the Prior house on Cheney Walk
- Mrs Jeff
- Helen: Margaret's sister-in-law, married to her brother, Stephen.
- Stephen: Margaret's brother.
- Mr Shillitoe
- Ruth
- Selina Dawes
- Ellis
- Mrs Wallace
- Mr Hither
- Mr Vincy
- Boyd
- Mr Dance
- Porter
- Miss Manning
- Mrs Pretty
- Miss Isherwood
- Arthur
- Miss Silvester
- Mary Ann Cook
- Mr Barclay
- Georgy
- Margery
- Jacobs
- Jane Jarvis
- Agnes Nash
- Well
- White
- Dr Ashe
- Sykes
- Miss Palmer
- Susan Pilling
First Sentence edit
Pa used to say that any piece of history might be made into a tale: it was only a question of deciding where the tale began, and where it ended.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sarah Waters (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 1-86049-691-1
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Virago Press
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 1-86049-691-1
Page Count: 368
Awards edit
- Stonewall Book Award (2001)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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