· The Victorian Chaise-Longue by Marghanita Laski (), published by Persephone Books () “We think back through our mothers,” Virginia Woolf wrote, “if we are women.” Marghanita Laski’s terrifying novel The Victorian Chaise-Longue () spins this proposition sideways. What if becoming a mother makes a woman a time-traveler against her will? Synopsis: The Victorian Chaise-Longue was written by Marghanita Laski and published in The story follows a young woman recovering from tuberculosis who wakes up in the Victorian era one day when she falls asleep on her antique chaise-longue. She realizes she is trapped in another woman’s body who is a sort of alter ego of hers/5. The Victorian Chaise-Longue is a wonderful time travel novel that has quite a few horror elements. Melanie is newly married and has just given birth to a child. Due to health issues, she's been confined to bed since her pregnancy in present day (, the time the book was published).Cited by: 1.
The Victorian Chaise-Longue () is a novella by the English novelist Marghanita Laski. Published in , the book describes the experience of an invalided young woman who wakes up in the body of her alter-ego eighty years previously. Described by Anthony Boucher as 'relentlessly terrifying', and as 'disturbing and compulsive' by Penelope. The Victorian Chaise Lonuge by Marghanita Laski - A Feminist Piece of Furniture Octo by Chelsey in Spooky Reads If you're looking for something classically spooky and a little under-the-radar for this Halloween season, look no further than your local antique store (where, let's be honest, a creepy story is just waiting behind. Buy The Victorian Chaise-Longue by Laski, Marghanita, James, P.D. (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The Victorian Chaise-Longue by Marghanita Laski. I've been reading about Persephone Books for a long time. This is a publisher who (in their own words) “prints mainly neglected fiction and non-fiction by women, for women and about women.”. Of course, I love books by women and think it's brilliant a publisher with this mission exists, but part of me still feels slightly transgressive stepping into this female domain. The Victorian Chaise Longue by Marghanita Laski. So, another Persephone, but also, a neo-Victorian, and it counts for the RIP Challenge! I'm killing three birds with one stone, plus it was only pages! But seriously, this is one creepy little book. Our protagonist Melanie is a young married woman living in London, I'm guessing about The Victorian Chaise-Longue is a wonderful time travel novel that has quite a few horror elements. Melanie is newly married and has just given birth to a child. Due to health issues, she's been confined to bed since her pregnancy in present day (, the time the book was published).
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