The Taxidermist's Daughter

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The Taxidermist's Daughter
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First edition
Author Kate Mosse
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Orion Publishing
Pages432
ISBN 978-1-4091-5375-7

The Taxidermist's Daughter is a 2014 novel by Kate Mosse.

Contents

Production

Mosse described the novel as a "love letter" to Fishbourne, the village in which she was raised. [1] [2] Mosse conducted a taxidermy on a crow named Connie during research for the novel. [3]

The novel was published by Orion Publishing in 2014. [4]

Reception

On The Omnivore, based on British press, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.5 out of 5. [5]

Stevie Davies praised the prose as "exceptionally lyrical" for its description of "the natural world and the suffering of its mortal creatures". [6] The Observer 's review praised the novel's descriptions of the marshlands of Fishbourne as "outstanding" and "[breathing] life into the setting". [7] Kate Williams in The Independent praised the novel's illustrations. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Heminsley, Alexandra (19 September 2014). "Kate Mosse, The Taxidermist's Daughter, book review: This will haunt you for days". The Independent . Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Stephenson, Hannah (1 June 2021). "Kate Mosse: I'm very lucky that I've been able to care". The Independent . Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Mosse, Kate (14 September 2015). "Kate Mosse on Writing The Taxidermist's Daughter". WHSmith . Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Page, Benedicte (26 February 2014). "New Kate Mosse novel for September" . The Bookseller . Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse". The Omnivore. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Davies, Stevie (4 October 2014). "The Taxidermist's Daughter review – Kate Mosse's ghoulish murder yarn". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Taxidermist's Daughter review – Kate Mosse has fun with the gothic thriller". The Observer . 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Williams, Kate (4 September 2014). "The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse, book review". The Independent . Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.


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