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name: Essie Fox
about: My latest novel is called The Fascination and it's set in the worlds of Victorian rural fairgrounds, the glamour of the London theatres and an anatomy museum. It's a book about deception, obsession, and what it is to be ''different'. The Fascination will be published by Orenda Books on June 22 2023The Last Days of Leda Grey is about an Edwardian silent film actress who has lived in a crumbling cliff top house for more than half a century, until she confides her story to the journalist, Ed Peters ... who rapidly finds himself immersed inside her dark and eerie world. I've also written three Victorian novels, the first of which - The Somnambulist - was shortlisted for the UK National Book Awards, featured on Channel 4's TV Book Club, and has My latest novel is called The Fascination and it's set in the worlds of Victorian rural fairgrounds, the glamour of the London theatres and an anatomy museum. It's a book about deception, obsession, and what it is to be ''different'. The Fascination will be published by Orenda Books on June 22 2023The Last Days of Leda Grey is about an Edwardian silent film actress who has lived in a crumbling cliff top house for more than half a century, until she confides her story to the journalist, Ed Peters ... who rapidly finds himself immersed inside her dark and eerie world. I've also written three Victorian novels, the first of which - The Somnambulist - was shortlisted for the UK National Book Awards, featured on Channel 4's TV Book Club, and has been optioned for TV/film. Elijah's Mermaid, features the hypocrisy in Victorian art and literature. It has brothels, asylums, and freak shows...not forgetting the mermaids!The Goddess and the Thief is an 'oriental gothic', with Indian Maharajahs, Hindu gods and sacred diamonds ... including candlelit seances which are held in English drawing rooms.  My website is: www.essiefox.co.uk I blog as The Virtual Victorian. www.virturalvictorian.blogspot.com ...more