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The Essex Serpent follows the intellectual widow Cora Seaborne as she leaves London for coastal Essex with her son and his nanny, seeking escape from an unsatisfying marriage. In the marshlands, villagers whisper of the legendary sea creature that supposedly returned after three centuries, having killed a man on New Year's Eve. Intrigued by the possibility of a new species, Cora teams up with the local vicar, William Ransome, whose faith interprets the stories as moral panic. Their partnership forces them to confront science, faith, and the limits of knowledge while their personal lives and feelings intertwine, driving unexpected change.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Sarah Perry
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