![]() ![]() Her only support is that of her over protective brother in law Dr Simon Carfax, husband of her deceased sister Constance, who seems intent on keeping her an invalid. ![]() Her livelihood is further threatened by tragedy and death, which is striking her more recent customers hence she fears for her reputation and personal safety. With the advent of photography, her profession of cutting silhouette portraits is declining as ‘shades’ are falling out of fashion. Set in Victorian Bath the struggling protagonist, gentile Agnes, a 41 year old single feeble woman, tries to scrape a living to keep her nephew, Cedric and her mother from the workhouse. ![]() Laura Purcell has captured this interest in mesmerism and spiritualism in her latest Gothic, historical novel “ The Shape of Darkness”. In the 19th century the public was fascinated by spiritualism despite it being increasingly debunked by scientists. Despite 21 st century thinking, today many people still try to communicate with the spirit world at séances via mediums. ![]()
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