THE ESSEX SERPENT

London 1893. When Cora Seaborne's controlling husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. A long with her son Francis - a curious, obsessive boy - she leaves town for Essex, in the hope that fresh air and open space will pro vide refuge.On arrival, rumours reach them that the mythical Essex Serpent, once said to roam the marshes claiming lives, has return ed to the coastal parish of Aldwinter. Cora, a keen amateur naturalist with no patience for superstition, is enthralled, convinced t hat what...[Read more]