The Madness

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.

Title - The Madness

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Author - Alison Rattle

ISBN 13 - 9781471401039

Imprint - Hot Key Books

Publisher - Hot Key Books

Date Published - 06/03/2014

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No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 20 x 197 x 127mm

Weight - 270 g

Languages - English