Jenny, who is no fan of Lilith, can’t help but begin to feel concern, that slowly gives way to dread, as more and more, it seems as though the timepiece is possessed of a power that reaches beyond Lilith’s grasp. When the principal actress, Lilith, is gifted a cursed timepiece once belonging to a famous actor who died a grisly death on stage, her performances seem to take on a new level of energy that leaves her in a state of deterioration as the season progresses. Jenny has been given a job there, as dresser for the principal actress, yet right from the beginning, nothing is as it seems.
Set in Victorian London, it follows the goings on at the Mercury Theatre in London’s West End. I’ve enjoyed her others, immensely, but this one has the aura of a classic about it. The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell is by far her best yet. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing – Raven Books But when strange events begin to take place around the theatre, Jenny wonders if the rumours are true, and fears that when the Muse comes calling for payment, the cost will be too high. On stage, it’s as though Lilith is possessed by the characters she plays, yet off stage she is as tragic as the Muse who inspires her, and Jenny, sorry for her, befriends the troubled actress. What Jenny finds is a woman as astonishing in her performance as she is provocative in nature.
Suspicious of Lilith, the jealous wife of the theatre owner sends dresser Jenny to spy on her, and desperate for the money to help her family, Jenny agrees. It is said that the lead actress Lilith has made a pact with Melpomene, the tragic muse of Greek mythology, to become the greatest actress to ever grace the stage. Be careful what you wish for… it may just come true.Īt The Mercury Theatre in London’s West End, rumours are circulating of a curse.
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