The Essex Serpent -

Sarah Perry

Serpent's Tail

2016

433 páginas

14h 26m

ISBN-10: B01AWUTMHY

London 1893. When Cora Seaborne's husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one, and she never suited the role of society wife. Accompanied by her son Francis - a curious, obsessive boy - she leaves town for Essex, where she hopes fresh air and open space will provide the refuge they need.

When they take lodgings in Colchester, rumours reach them from further up the estuary that the mythical Essex Serpent, once said to roam the marshes claiming human lives, has returned to the coastal parish of Aldwinter. Cora, a keen amateur naturalist with no patience for religion or superstition, is immediately enthralled, convinced that what the local people think is a magical beast may be a previously undiscovered species. As she sets out on its trail, she is introduced to William Ransome, Aldwinter's vicar.

Like Cora, Will is deeply suspicious of the rumours, but he thinks they are founded on moral panic, a flight from real faith. As he tries to calm his parishioners, he and Cora strike up an intense relationship, and although they agree on absolutely nothing, they find themselves inexorably drawn together and torn apart, eventually changing each other's lives in ways entirely unexpected.

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4 (Muito bom)

Meu motivo para ler A Serpente de Essex era entender a estética por trás de uma escritora favorita que também leu esse livro, focando na escrita e na ambientação - sempre elegante e focada em uma natureza viva, mas temerosa. Acabei, por fim, me apaixonando pelos detalhes mais "clichês" dos romances.
É a primeira vez que me interesso por um romance, também a primeira vez que vejo emoções pintadas com luxo sem perder o sentido.
Não houveram momentos de distração, de tédio ou mesmo de perda da curiosidade.
Pela primeira vez, li um livro sem perceber que estava lendo...