The Death & Life of Lucy Westenra
What desperate steps will Lucy Westenra take to save her own life?
About the Book:
Hillingham in Hampstead, once the home of the well-to-do Westenra family, is now divided into apartments. When teacher Kate Balcombe sets about renovating her flat in the attic, she finds an unsent letter written 130 years before by Lucy, the nineteen-year-old daughter of the house.
You may know Lucy from Bram Stoker’s Dracula... a pretty, flirtatious girl with three ardent suitors, she is Mina Harker’s best friend. When Lucy falls mysteriously ill and dies, Van Helsing identifies her as a victim of the vampire.
But what if the monsters who hunt Lucy are much closer to home?
As Kate begins to investigate Lucy’s story, she meets James Harker, Mina’s great-great grandson, and together they uncover a long-hidden story of deception and murder.
You may know Lucy from Bram Stoker’s Dracula... a pretty, flirtatious girl with three ardent suitors, she is Mina Harker’s best friend. When Lucy falls mysteriously ill and dies, Van Helsing identifies her as a victim of the vampire.
But what if the monsters who hunt Lucy are much closer to home?
As Kate begins to investigate Lucy’s story, she meets James Harker, Mina’s great-great grandson, and together they uncover a long-hidden story of deception and murder.
My Review:
Lovers of anything and everything Dracula will not only recognize the names (Westenra, Mina, Harker, Van Helsing) but will absolutely fall in love with Rosie Fiore's retelling. This story isn't just for lovers of Dracula, but anyone who loves a good mystery. The Death & Life of Lucy Westenra is told from a couple points-of-view; Kate's modern day voice and Lucy's journal from the eighteen-hundreds. The reader will be immersed in Kate's and Lucy's lives through the effortless weaving together of the present with the past. A perfect blending of two different eras and characters, including a location that, while being exactly the same, has become exceedingly different.
The story captures the reader's attention with vivid descriptions, 3-dimensional characters, and wonderful writing. The author keeps them engaged with an amazing story that is perfectly paced, filled with emotion, and keeps the reader guessing with twists, turns, and surprises. I was on the edge of my seat as Kate took the reins and delved into The Death & Life of Lucy Westenra.
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expressed are my own.
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Purchase Links:
Amazon UK
Meet the Author:
Rosie Fiore is the author of eight published novels, including Wonder Women, After Isabella and What She Left, as well as The After Wife, written as Cass Hunter. She is a teacher of creative writing and a Royal Literary Fund Fellow. She lives in North London with her family, and can frequently be found wandering on the Heath or haunting a churchyard.
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Meet the Author:
Rosie Fiore is the author of eight published novels, including Wonder Women, After Isabella and What She Left, as well as The After Wife, written as Cass Hunter. She is a teacher of creative writing and a Royal Literary Fund Fellow. She lives in North London with her family, and can frequently be found wandering on the Heath or haunting a churchyard.
Social Media Links:
https://x.com/rosiefiore
https://www.facebook.com/rosiefiorewriter
https://bsky.app/profile/rosiefiore.bsky.social
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