1526627183 
Hardback The whispering muse / Laura Purcell.
Publication year: 2023
Format: Hardback
Publisher: London : Raven Books,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781526627186 (hbk.) :
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At The Mercury Theatre in London's West End, rumours are circulating of a curse. It is said that the lead actress Lilith has made a pact with Melpomene, the tragic muse of Greek mythology, to become the greatest actress to ever grace the stage. Suspicious of Lilith, the jealous wife of the theatre owner sends dresser Jenny to spy on her, and desperate for the money to help her family, Jenny agrees. What Jenny finds is a woman as astonishing in her performance as she is provocative in nature. On stage, it's as though Lilith is possessed by the characters she plays, yet off stage she is as tragic as the Muse who inspires her, and Jenny, sorry for her, befriends the troubled actress. But when strange events begin to take place around the theatre, Jenny wonders if the rumours are true, and fears that when the Muse comes calling for payment, the cost will be too high.
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Desperate for money after her brother deserts the family, Jenny takes a job in the Mercury Theatre as dresser to ambitious and provocative actress Lilith Erikson. Inspired by a Greek muse, Lilith is determined to be the star of the show, and nothing will stand in her way. But as strange and sinister events and deaths begin to plague the theatre it becomes clear that Lilith’s inspiration could be her downfall, and that of the entire Mercury itself. I really enjoyed the world created by this novel – the colourful characters, the intricate details of theatre life and the sense of unease and tension as Jenny battles the malign influence of the muse before it destroys them all…
13/02/23