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02343aam a2200529 a 4500 001 7E33531AEB7B11EB93BE284041ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210723010030 008 170118s2016 nyu 000 1 eng 020 $a 0062666371 020 $a 9780062666376 040 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a PR6116.E776 $b E87 2016 082 00 $a 823/.92 $2 23 084 $a FIC027040 $a FIC027040 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Perry, Sarah, $d 1979- 245 14 $a The Essex serpent : $b a novel / $c Sarah Perry. 250 $a 1st U.S. ed. 260 $a New York, NY : $b Custom House, an imprint of William Morrow, $c [2016] 300 $a 416 p. ; $c 22 cm. 510 3 $a Library Journal Starred, April 2017 510 3 $a Booklist starred, May 2017 510 3 $a Publisher's Weekly, April 2017 510 3 $a Kirkus Starred, March 2017 520 $a "When Cora Seaborne's domineering husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Seeking refuge, Cora leaves London for a visit to coastal Essex, accompanied by her son, Francis, and the boy's nanny, Martha, her fiercely protective friend. Cora learns of a fearsome creature said to roam the marshes claiming human lives. After nearly 300 years, the mythical Essex Serpent is said to have taken the life of a young man on New Year's Eve. Certain that the 'sea beast' may be a previously undiscovered species, Cora joins local vicar William Ransome in investigating the rumors"--OCLC. 521 2 $a Adult $b Follett Library Resources. 650 0 $a Widows $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Clergy $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Animals, Mythical $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History $y Victoria, 1837-1901 $v Fiction. 650 7 $a Widows $v Fiction. $2 sears 650 7 $a Clergy $v Fiction. $2 sears 650 7 $a Mythical animals $v Fiction. $2 sears 651 7 $a Great Britain $x History $v Fiction. $2 sears 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Romance fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Gothic fiction. $2 lcgft 521 2 $a Adult. 510 0 $a Library Journal Starred 510 0 $a Booklist starred 510 0 $a Publisher's Weekly 490 1 $a Essex Serpent ; $v #01 941 $a 1 952 $l AHPD597 $d 20210723013352.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7E33531AEB7B11EB93BE284041ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search