The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry classics & poetry and THE CHERRY ORCHARD

and THE CHERRY ORCHARD

seeking refuge from physical ugliness in decayed gentility

Washington Square

a tale that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again

achieved their wealth

The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry classics & poetry and THE CHERRY ORCHARDMoving between Essex and London, myth and modernity, Cora Seaborne's spirited search for the Essex Serpent encourages all around her to test their allegiance to faith or reason in an age of rapid scientific advancement. At the same time, the novel explores the boundaries of love and friendship and the allegiances that we have to one another. The depth of feeling that the inhabitants of Aldwinter share are matched by their city counterparts as they