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The taxidermists daughter is a jeu desprit in which ghosts and ghoulish patriarchal secrets, estranged female psyches and tumultuous birdlife coexist in a compulsively readable yarn with. Crowley may once have been famous with his own museum proudly exhibiting intricately prepared bird and animal tableaux but he s now addled by alcohol and deep melancholy, leaving connie to continue the art in much reduced circumstances. Sep 19, 2014 kate mosse, author of the taxidermists daughter grew up in fishbourne sussex, the setting for her latest novel. Sep 02, 2015 connie, the taxidermists daughter, lives a solitary life with her broken father in lonely old blackthorn house. The heroine connie, the taxidermists daughter, lost her memory after a traumatic experience ten years before the story begins. The taxidermists daughter by kate mosse anyone read it. Its very cleverly written and the build up to the final conclusion is. Where kate mosses blockbuster languedoc trilogy was a hymn to the carcassonne area of france, for the taxidermists daughter she has returned home to her native west sussex. A gothic thriller thats largely forgettable but for the unique protagonist and the atmospheric village setting. Twentytwo and unmarried, she lives with her father on the fringes of town, in a decaying mansion cluttered with the remains of his once worldfamous museum of taxidermy. The taxidermist s daughter is a complex, mysterious and an utterly compelling read. Book club questions for the taxidermists daughter by kate. Click on a state in the map for links to web sites of over 1,500 taxidermists and taxidermy studios. She still cannot recall what happened that night, but she had brief flashbacks of an older girl, to whom she was once close.
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