Book review: Disarray of theatre, madness and infidelity in The Whispering Muse

Gothic horror novel The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell uses tragic plays to explore madness and the supernatural. PHOTOS: BLOOMSBURY
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By Laura Purcell
Fiction/Bloomsbury Publishing/Hardcover/304 pages/$28.46/Books Kinokuniya
3 stars

Jenny Wilcox has been hired to spy on Lilith, the actress whose captivating performances at London’s Mercury Theatre have drawn large crowds. Obsessed and seemingly possessed by Melpomene, the Greek goddess of tragedy, Lilith’s increasingly erratic behaviour puts the theatre on edge.

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