The Taxidermist's Daughter Explained
The Taxidermist's Daughter is a 2014 novel by Kate Mosse.
Production
Mosse described the novel as a "love letter" to Fishbourne, the village in which she was raised.[1] [2] Mosse conducted a taxidermy on a crow named Connie during research for the novel.[3]
The novel was published by Orion Publishing in 2014.[4]
Reception
Stevie Davies praised the prose as "exceptionally lyrical" for its description of "the natural world and the suffering of its mortal creatures".[5] The Observer review praised the novel's descriptions of the marshlands of Fishbourne as "outstanding" and "[breathing] life into the setting".[6] Kate Williams in The Independent praised the novel's illustrations.[7]
Notes and References
- News: Heminsley. Alexandra. 19 September 2014. Kate Mosse, The Taxidermist's Daughter, book review: This will haunt you for days. The Independent. 22 July 2021. 22 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722212702/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/kate-mosse-taxidermist-s-daughter-book-review-will-haunt-you-days-9745138.html. live.
- News: Stephenson. Hannah. 1 June 2021. Kate Mosse: I'm very lucky that I've been able to care. The Independent. 22 July 2021. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602231421/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/hands-rachel-clarke-gothic-sussex-daughter-b1857368.html. live.
- News: Mosse. Kate. Kate Mosse. 14 September 2015. Kate Mosse on Writing The Taxidermist's Daughter. WHSmith. 22 July 2021. 30 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130073012/https://blog.whsmith.co.uk/kate-mosse-on-writing-the-taxidermists-daughter/. live.
- News: Page. Benedicte. 26 February 2014. New Kate Mosse novel for September. The Bookseller. subscription. 22 July 2021. 19 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119152157/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/new-kate-mosse-novel-september. live.
- News: Davies. Stevie. Stevie Davies. 4 October 2014. The Taxidermist's Daughter review – Kate Mosse's ghoulish murder yarn. The Guardian. 22 July 2021. 25 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225172935/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/04/the-taxidermists-daughter-kate-mosse-review-novel. live.
- News: 11 October 2015. The Taxidermist's Daughter review – Kate Mosse has fun with the gothic thriller. The Observer. 22 July 2021. 11 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711121714/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/11/taxidermists-daughter-review-kate-mosse-gothic-thriller. live.
- News: Williams. Kate. 4 September 2014. The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse, book review. The Independent. 22 July 2021. 22 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722212634/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/taxidermist-s-daughter-kate-mosse-book-review-9711504.html. live.
