Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris is a Gothic tale set in 19th century London.
A domineering and puritanical artist finds, in nine-year old Effie, the perfect model he has been seeking, and she later becomes his wife. Bur Effie is drawn into a dangerous underworld of vice, blackmail and murder.
Reminiscent of Poe, Joanne Harris engages the reader as few others can.
I find Joanne Harris' books to be difficult to put down. I may not always "enjoy" the subject matter, but her writing is so compelling that she truly places one "into" the story so well that one cannot escape.
-Mona
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