
2011 Longlist
Magpie Hall
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Rosemary Summers is an amateur taxidermist and a passionate collector of tattoos. To her, both activities honour the deceased and keep their memory alive. After the death of her beloved grandfather, and while struggling to finish her thesis on gothic Victorian novels, she returns alone to Magpie Hall to claim her inheritance: Grandpa’s own taxidermy collection, started more than 100 years ago by their ancestor Henry Summers. As she sorts through Henry’s legacy, the ghosts of her family’s past begin to make their presence known.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
An interesting take on the gothic novel, using the framework of the Victorian novel in a new and fresh way.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
New Zealand
Original Language
English
Publisher
Vintage RHNZ
Nominating Library