Spider, Spider
'Black as night and as cleverly woven as a spider's web' Anna Mazzola, author of The Book of Secrets
Vengeance is theirs and theirs alone. But who will deal the fatal blow?
Young Nancy Ratcliffe is on the run. Her father had sought refuge for his family with the Brethren, led by the charismatic but dangerous Prophet. But now her father is gravely ill, and even the sooty streets of Victorian London hold less terror for Nancy than the brutality of Brethren Hall.
Meanwhile, Spider is biding her time. Wrapped in dreams and visions, she paces the dark corridors and hidden staircases of the crumbling house she grew up in. The man who murdered a part of her disappeared many years ago, but still she hopes for revenge.
Jet-black and thrilling, Spider, Spider is an unforgettable tale of a woman who has lost herself in the poison of vengeance, and the knife-sharp girl who might just bring her back.
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780715655849
- Available
- 11 March 2027
- Pages
- 288
- Duration
- Dimensions
- 129 x 198 mm
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Imprint
- Duckworth
Reviews
'Readers' fondness for the Victorian gothic shows little sign of abating. Dozens of novels are published annually that fall into the subgenre, but this is one of the most original of recent years'
'Prepare to be glued to every creeping word of menace in a Victorian world of murder, mystery and madness'
'Gloriously gothic, Spider, Spider peels back the veneer of Victorian hypocrisy to reveal vicious vengeance and vivid storytelling. L.C. Winter's tale will haunt you long after the last page!'
'L.C. Winter is a fantastic writer'
'Black as night and as cleverly woven as a spider's web. A compelling and inventive tale of vengeance and mystery in Victorian London'
'A thrilling new voice in Gothic fiction'
