19th Century
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Collector
Crime
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Fallen Women
Historical
Jody Cooksley
London
Murder
Natural Curiosities
Scientific Discovery
Small Museum
Victorian
Product details
- ISBN 9780749031671
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 20 Feb 2025
- Publisher: Allison & Busby
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Winner of the Caledonia Novel Award
Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award 2025
A shiver thrilled my spine at the thought of what might be contained in collections to be kept away from ordinary eyes ...
London, 1873. Madeleine Brewster's marriage to Dr Lucius Everley should have been the answer to her family's prayers. Lucius is a well-respected collector of natural curiosities - his 'Small Museum' is his life's work, although firmly kept under lock and key. His sister Grace's philanthropic work with fallen women also adds to the Everleys' polished reputation.
However, Maddie begins to suspect that unimaginable horrors lie behind their respectable façade. Then she is framed for a shocking crime that would take her to the gallows. Her only hope is her friend Caroline who must prove Maddie's innocence before the trial reaches its fatal conclusion.
'I was blown away by Jody Cooksley's The Small Museum' Stacey Thomas
Jody Cooksley studied literature at Oxford Brookes University and has a Masters in Victorian Poetry. Her debut novel The Glass House is a fictional account of the life of nineteenth-century photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron. The Small Museum, Jody's third novel, won the 2023 Caledonia Novel Award. Jody is originally from Norwich and now lives in Cranleigh.
