The Taxidermist's Daughter

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

The Taxidermist's Daughter
First edition
AuthorKate Mosse
LanguageEnglish
PublisherOrion Publishing
Pages432
ISBN978-1-4091-5375-7

Production

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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

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Stevie Davies praised the prose as "exceptionally lyrical" for its description of "the natural world and the suffering of its mortal creatures".[5] The Observer's review praised the novel's descriptions of the marshlands of Fishbourne as "outstanding" and "[breathing] life into the setting".[6] Kate Williams in The Independent praised the novel's illustrations.[7]

References

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  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. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.