Laura Purcell

Praise for The Silent Companions:

‘[An] extraordinary, memorable and truly haunting book’ — Jojo Moyes

‘[It] shone, for originality for the sheer quality of the writing, the characters and some masterly chills’ — Peter James

‘Layering on the dark and creepy, this intriguingly plotted novel is the full-blown Gothic, maintaining throughout an unsettling claustrophobic atmosphere mixed with some unusual historical detail’ — Daily Mail

‘Laura Purcell has nailed it with a story that conjures up Susan Hill's The Woman In Black, Henry James's The Turn Of The Screw and a little bit of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier’ — Emerald Street

‘A sinister slice of Victorian gothic... creepy and page-turning’ — The Times

‘Really tense and unnerving, it still won't let me go’ — Woman & Home

‘A true page-turner...neatly crafted and compelling...with a spine-tingling revelation every few pages’ — Times Literary Supplement

‘Irresistibly creepy, this romps along, Purcell turning her screws with skill. It's what crumpets and dismal afternoons were made for’ — Glamour

Praise for The Corset:

‘A compelling slice of early Victorian gothic . Vivid and well researched, this book is an evocative portrait of a society that punishes women who dare to contravene social norms . as well as a splendid mystery with suitably melodramatic flourishes’ — Guardian

‘The Silent Companions was a chillingly note-perfect take on Victorian gothic and [Purcell] makes a brilliant return to the genre with this much-anticipated tale ... Heart-pounding . A classic Victorian tale of murder most foul, twisted with a curious supernatural thread’ — Stylist

Praise for Bone China:

‘Deliciously spooky’ — Observer

‘Anyone familiar with Purcell's previous novels will know she's an expert at bone-rattling tension and Bone China is just as eerie. Written with an atmosphere of real foreboding, this is a sensational late autumn read as the evenings close in’ — Stylist

‘Du Maurier-tastic. Purcell has a sure storytelling touch, a command of atmosphere and a keen eye for the telling details of social history. Oh, and she stores up some satisfying and suitably macabre final revelations’ — Paraic O’Donnell, Guardian

Rights sold:

The Silent Companions: Bloomsbury (UK), Penguin (US), Darkside Books (Brazil), Znanje (Croatia), Moravská Bastei (Czech), Festa (Germany), DeA Planeta (Italy), 2020 (Portugal), AST (Russia), and Libros del Nuevo Extremo (Spain), and Ithaki (Turkey).

The Corset: Bloomsbury (UK), Penguin Books (US), DarkSide (Brazil), Znanje (Croatia), Festa (Germany), Mondadori (Italy), Arkadia (Russia), Spring (Taiwan), and Uncork’d Entertainment (TV).

Bone China: Bloomsbury (UK), Penguin (US), and Festa (Germany)

The Shape of Darkness: Raven/Bloomsbury (UK), Penguin (US), Festa (Germany), and Hayakawa (Japan)

The Whispering Muse: Bloomsbury (UK), Hermes (Bulgaria), Festa (Germany), Hayakawa (Japan), Arkadia (Russia), and Urano (Spain).

Moonstone: Magpie (UK), Festa (Germany) and Urano (Spain).

House of Splinters: Bloomsbury (UK), Blackstone (US) and Festa (Germany).