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In 1860s London, Arthur sees his wife, Emily, suddenly struck down by a pain for which she can find no words, forced to endure harmful treatments and reliant on him for guidance. Meanwhile, in contemporary Perth, Alice, a writer, and her older husband, Duncan, find their marriage threatened as Alice investigates the history of hysteria, female sexuality and the treatment of the female body -- her own and the bodies of those who came before.

Eye of a Rook

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    A Paperback / softback by Josephine Taylor

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      Publisher: Fremantle Press
      Publication Date: 02/02/2021
      ISBN13: 9781925816716, 978-1925816716
      ISBN10: 1925816710

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      Book Synopsis
      In 1860s London, Arthur sees his wife, Emily, suddenly struck down by a pain for which she can find no words, forced to endure harmful treatments and reliant on him for guidance. Meanwhile, in contemporary Perth, Alice, a writer, and her older husband, Duncan, find their marriage threatened as Alice investigates the history of hysteria, female sexuality and the treatment of the female body -- her own and the bodies of those who came before.

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