Book guide
The Corset
A condemned seamstress claims her stitches can kill—and a wealthy visitor cannot decide whether she is mad or monstrous.
Genre and trope pairingsGothic FantasyUnreliable narratorGothic FantasyBetrayalGothic FantasyFeminine rageGothic FantasyCursed objectHistoricalBetrayalHistoricalFeminine rageHistoricalClass divideHorrorUnreliable narratorHorrorBetrayalHorrorFeminine rageHorrorCursed objectMysteryUnreliable narratorMysteryWhodunnitMysterySecret past
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About The Corset
Wealthy Dorothea Truelove meets Ruth Butterham, a poor teenage seamstress awaiting execution for murder, during charitable visits to Oakgate Prison. Ruth confesses to an uncanny power and recounts the disturbing events that brought her to the gallows. As their stories intertwine, each revelation forces Dorothea to question whether Ruth is a victim, a murderer or something far more dangerous.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- murder
- death
- child abuse
- physical abuse
- violence
- graphic childbirth
- child death
- dismemberment
- emotional abuse
- gore
- incest
- racism
- sexual assault
- torture
- suicide
