The Goddess and the Thief is a work of fiction based in Victorian
England and briefly at the beginning in Lahore, India. It tells the story of
Alice Willoughby, who after living all her life in India with Her father Charles,
is moved to England to live in the care of her Aunt Mercy whilst her father
returns to Lahore were is works for the English residency as a surgeon. Her
Aunt Mercy works as a spiritual medium and after events including the death of
Alice’s father and the introduction of the enigmatic Lucian Tillsbury, Alice’s
aunt endeavours for her to join the clairvoyant profession. All events lead to
dramatic and catastrophic events for Alice.
Considering all the elements such as; gothic Victorian era, Hindu
mythology, intrigue, drama and the paranormal I feel I should have liked this
book more than I did. There is nothing particular wrong with the book, it works
well and is written fine with no obvious errors that I have observed in other
books. I just wasn’t my style of book. I have read other reviews that have
liken Essie Fox’s writing style as similar to Sarah Waters, who I have read
previously and also not found to my taste. Perhaps if books written in the
style of Sarah Waters is your cup of tea you may appreciate this tale more.
Having said this the inclusion of the Hindu mythology was really interesting
and differently added a lot to the story development. There are twists and
turns along the way and this is by no means a ‘bad book’ as said just not to my
taste.
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