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Angelica, by Arthur Phillips

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Brief Synopsis:

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Long Synopsis:

Following multiple pregnancies with dire outcomes, Angelica is finally born to Joseph and Constance Barton, and after a rough beginning, mother and daughter bond. When Angelica turns four, Joseph announces that it is time for the child's bed to be moved to her own room. Alone with her husband, Constance fears his amorous attentions; the doctors have warned her that another pregnancy would be lethal. Constance notices apparitions in Angelica's bedroom while her daughter sleeps. Seeking guidance, she enlists a spiritualist, Anne Montague. But Anne is more of a psychologist than a mystic, and her intuition tells her that the ghosts are a manifestation of Constance's subconscious awareness of Joseph's harmful intentions toward the child. In a Turn of the Screw- like exercise, best-selling author Phillips expertly depicts the repressiveness of the Victorian era, well attuned as he is to the subtle and dramatic transformation of familial roles that occur when a child is introduced into the family dynamic. Phillips re-tells the same events from four perspectives revealing just enough information each time to change the reader's allegiances.

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

401 Pages

ISBN-10:

N/A

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

06/08/07

Copyright Date:

2007

Copyrighted By:

Arthur Phillips

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Horror, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers

Submitted By:

Amber W

Proofread By:

Liz Bottner

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