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Poor creatures
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- Book Synopsis
- The worst monsters are the human kind . . . Dundee, 1812. Isabel Baxter awaits the arrival of Mary Godwin, a girl of fierce intelligence and grand passions, sent north to recover from a mysterious ailment. The Baxter family home, nestled in woodland by the river Tay, seems the perfect retreat. But The Cottage is a place of secrets, and Mary is no ordinary guest. As the girls grow closer, their friendship becomes all-consuming, haunted by memory, fuelled by feverish creativity, and shadowed by something monstrous. Inspired by true events, this is an immersive reimagining of the young Mary Shelley before she became the author of Frankenstein. A story of girlhood, obsession, and the birth of a literary legend. Years before Frankenstein, this is a story of emerging womanhood and literary intrigue, exploring the many monsters in young Mary Shelley's life. From the bestselling author of Waterstones Scottish Book of the month, the Specimens, Poor Creatures is perfect for fans of Stacey Halls, Sara Sheridan and Ambrose Parry. 'Makes the historical feel present and urgent' - ZOE VENDITOZZI
- About The Author
- Mairi Kidd graduated with a First in Celtic Studies from the University of Edinburgh and has worked in books ever since. Her novel The Specimens - a retelling of the 1828 crimes of Burke and Hare - was Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month and the short stories from her collection We Are All Witches formed the basis for the award-winning 'Heal and Harrow' project. Her novel Poor Creatures is an immersive reimagining of the young Mary Shelley before she became the author of Frankenstein, and Newes of Witches is a tale of courage and women quietly resisting the systems built to break them, set against the backdrop the 17th-century witch hunts. She lives by the sea in Edinburgh with her illustrator husband and their rescue cat.
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- ISBN
- 9781785309304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Black & White Publishing, (07 May 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 210 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 200 x 133 x 20 mm
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