I loved the juxtaposition of medical backgrounds and scientific thinking of both Miss Pinecroft and Hester against the superstitions that creep into their lives when they reach Cornwall. Her past is littered with tragedy – losing her mother and siblings to consumption and watching her father, a doctor, unravel in pursuit of a cure. We also get flashbacks of Louise’s life as a much younger woman, 40 years previously when she first arrived at Morvoren House. Purcell’s description of the room, house and strange behaviour is brilliantly unsettling and will have you looking at your plates with new suspicion as you read. Louise is afflicted with palsy and spends her days in a freezing cold room, staring at a collection of china as if her life depended on her watchfulness. We first meet Louise, or Miss Pinecroft as we know her initially, a bit later, when Hester takes up a position as her nurse. Purcell is a master of suspense, giving just enough to fuel imagination, which will have you racing through to get some answers. Purcell gives nothing away easily and Hester’s past unfurls in the telling of the tale, memories both good and bad weaving through. We begin the tale with Hester, fleeing from a past life that threatens to overwhelm her throughout the story. The story follows two main characters, Hester and Louise.
‘’The wind howls and ravens about the house, crashing the branches of the ash trees together. Fans of her sinister story-telling in The Silent Companions will be delighted with this new tale, set against an exposed cliff edge in Cornwall, full of apprehension and ominous goings-on.
Louise Pinecroft is waiting for resolution.īut in Morvoren House, no one gets what they want.īone China is the latest novel from Laura Purcell – a modern queen of gothic fiction.
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