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Violence
Some
A disappearance and some Gothic danger; Victorian treatment of 'dangerous women'
Language
Barely any
Period-appropriate language; mild
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic relationships; nothing explicit
Substance Use
Barely any
Medicinal herbs and period tonics; some laudanum in the historical setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
Women's knowledge criminalized, the sisterhood of the marginalized, the supernatural as metaphor for female power
What this book is about
In 1880s New York, Eleanor St. Clair and Adelaide Thom open a tea shop that becomes a gathering place for women who practice the old ways — herbalists, mediums, fortune tellers, and witches. When their young apprentice Beatrice goes missing, an occult detective and a crusading anti-vice minister converge on the investigation. Ami McKay's lushly atmospheric novel celebrates the women who were declared mad or criminal for knowing things women weren't supposed to know.
Notes for sensitive readers
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disappearance thriller with Gothic elements
occult practices as central subject
Victorian persecution of women
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