A thrilling Victorian tale of dangerous obsession and betrayal
Sixteen-year-old Marnie lives in the idyllic coastal village of Clevedon. Despite being crippled by a childhood exposure to polio, she seems set to follow in her mother's footsteps, and become a 'dipper', escorting fragile female bathers into the sea. Her life is simple and safe. But then she meets Noah. Charming, handsome, son-of-the-local-Lord, Noah. She quickly develops a passion for him - a passion which consumes her.
As Marnie's infatuation turns to fixation she starts to lose her grip on reality, and a harrowing and dangerous obsession develops that seems certain to end in tragedy. Set in the early Victorian era when propriety, modesty and repression were the rule, this is a taut psychological drama in which the breakdown of a young woman's emotional state will have a devastating impact on all those around her.
| ISBN: | 9781471401039 |
| Publication date: | 6th March 2014 |
| Author: | Alison Rattle |
| Publisher: | Hot Key Books an imprint of Bonnier Books UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 325 pages |
| Genres: |
Romance / Relationship Stories Thrillers |
A thrilling Victorian tale of dangerous obsession and betrayal
Sixteen-year-old Marnie lives in the idyllic coastal village of Clevedon. Despite being crippled by a childhood exposure to polio, she seems set to follow in her mother's footsteps, and become a 'dipper', escorting fragile female bathers into the sea. Her life is simple and safe. But then she meets Noah. Charming, handsome, son-of-the-local-Lord, Noah. She quickly develops a passion for him - a passion which consumes her.
As Marnie's infatuation turns to fixation she starts to lose her grip on reality, and a harrowing and dangerous obsession develops that seems certain to end in tragedy. Set in the early Victorian era when propriety, modesty and repression were the rule, this is a taut psychological drama in which the breakdown of a young woman's emotional state will have a devastating impact on all those around her.
The Madness features in the following genres: Romance / Relationship Stories, Thrillers
The Madness is available in Paperback
The Madness was written by Alison Rattle and published by Hot Key Books an imprint of Bonnier Books UK
The Madness has 325 pages