I only really discovered it in the last year or two. In one of my previous posts I have discussed the fact that historical fiction never used to be my bag. On Violet’s release she discovers that Archie has hired a nanny, Clara, to help out with Felix and from here Violet’s life is destined to never be the same.
#The book collector alice thompson skin#
She imagines insects crawling under the skin of the baby and when Archie discovers her clawing at him, he decides to have her committed to the asylum. The book plays on her mind and together with her confusion and worry surrounding her ability as a mother and her husbands nighttime escapades, Violet starts to suffer from delusions. She also discovers her husband disappearing in the night, and when she follows him to the local asylum she cannot fathom why he would be going there, especially in the dead of night. He tells her she mustn’t touch it, which piques her interest further. When she asks Archie about the book he clams up and becomes very defensive, almost angry that she has dared to open the safe containing it. A very special book that Archie is fiercely protective of. Her anxieties grow further when she discovers a rare book of fairytales in a safe in her husbands study, a book she has seen him treat in her words ‘like a lover’. After the birth of their son Violet struggles with her anxieties around keeping her baby safe and happy. She has a baby son, Felix whom she adores and a thoroughly devoted husband, Archie, the proprietor of a secondhand bookshop with a huge interest in rare and expensive books.Īrchie also had a first wife Rose who unfortunately died in childbirth, who Violet takes an interest in. Amy got me spot on!Įdwardian England and Violet seemingly lives a charmed life. My tastes were nailed in this first selection. Gothic historical fiction with a dark dark tone.
I waited patiently for it to arrive and when it did, it was packaged beautifully! I knew immediately what book they had in mind and I was thrilled! This book has been on my wish list for a while after hearing Jen Campbell talk about it on booktube. So…….the first teaser email asked if I’d ever read any Alice Thompson. I opted to have a little teaser email sent to me before the book was posted, which is just the authors name just incase I’ve already read a lot by that author and there’s a chance I’ve already read the selected book.
We chatted about my tastes, likes and dislikes etc etc and then Amy went away to have a little think about the kinds of books she could treat me to. Whilst there I met the lovely Amy and signed up to a 6 month paperback subscription. As some of you will no doubt know, I recently took a trip to Bath and more importantly had a little visit to the fantastic Mr B’s Book Emporium, which you can read about here.
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