The Poison Thread
by Laura Purcell
Published by Penguin Books
on September 20, 2018
Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction, Gothic Horror
Length: 351 pages
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Synopsis:
A thrilling Victorian gothic horror tale about a young seamstress who claims her needle and thread have the power to kill.
My Thoughts:
Dorothea Truelove uses her wealth to improve prison conditions to defy her father and in exchange is allowed to observe and meet with some of the more disturbing inmates, especially murderers, to feed and practice her phrenology obsession. Dorothea is determined to link phrenology with evil behaviors and how they can be caught early on and redirected to lead less violent lives. Dorothea is dying to get her hands on the head of a newly incarcerated sixteen-year-old murderess named Ruth who is convinced that she can sew death into any garment but Ruth's story is darker and more real than Dorothea can know.
This was sooo good!
I read The Silent Companions last year and thought it was deliciously spooky and immediately knew I'd devour anything else by this author. I had The Poison Thread recommended to me right after, and while I waited a while to dig in, I was not disappointed!
The Poison Thread is a gothic horror set in Victorian-era England with alternating POVs between two women who come from vastly different backgrounds and have lived vastly different lives, but whose lives and stories will come together in a brilliantly woven tale of murder and madness.
Ruth is the true anti-hero of this story and like Dorothea, I was hooked from the start, but her story goes beyond what you would expect of a poor, abused child sold into servitude and delves into a sinister plot of revenge.
Content warnings include child abuse, violence, and murder.
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