“Full of feminist rage” – Poor Creatures by Mairi Kidd “Poor Creatures wears its feminism proudly, and Kidd brings home the realities of being a woman in the 19th century: in a later scene, Isabel suffers a violent miscarriage and her staff merel…

"For fans of #Frankenstein hoping for a blow-by-blow account of how Mary Shelley wrote the novel, #PoorCreatures leaves the creative process to the margins..it's a shame, as when Mairi Kidd hits her feminist groove, it’s thrilling."

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Burke and Hare in fiction - Map Monday - The Book Trail Burke and Hare in fiction - Map Monday Edinburgh Scotland Discover the locations and settings of the novel with The BookTrail Literary Travel Agency. Travel by the Book Books set in locations around t...

Ok so it's a day late but let's pretend it's Monday... ;)

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It's a grisly one!
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The Specimens - The Book Trail BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Specimens Destination/location: Edinburgh, Maddiston  Author/guide:   Mairi Kidd Departure Time: 1828

Up the close and down the stair, meet the women of Burke and Hare

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Poor Young Frankie he just can't decide what to read this Halloween. Should he go with a classic or try something new like #PoorCreatures by #MairiKidd or #Mary by #AnneEekhout?
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Q & A with Màiri Kidd on her new novel THE SPECIMENS " "Sometimes it can seem that books set in Scotland face extra challenges south of the Border and I do hope it reaches readers outside Sco...

This week: a fascinating Q&A with #Edinburgh author Màiri Kidd on her gripping novel about the #BurkeandHare murders and the women involved. How to create suspense in a story that's so notorious? And much more. reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com/2025/01/spec... #MairiKidd #historicalfiction #greatreads

"The Specimens" by Mairi Kidd tells the story of the infamous Burke and Hare, Resurrectionists, through the eyes of the women in their lives. #bookrecommendations #tbrlist #historicalfiction #fiction #burkeandhare #thespecimens #mairikidd