Book guide
Affinity
A prison visitor falls under the spell of a mysterious Victorian spiritualist.
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalLGBTQ+HistoricalRedemptionThrillerCaptiveThrillerSecret pastMysterySecret past
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About Affinity
Recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior begins visiting the women’s ward of Millbank Prison, where she becomes fascinated by Selina Dawes, an imprisoned medium. The novel builds a gothic story of obsession, longing, spiritualism and possible deception.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- confinement
- suicidal thoughts
- mental illness
- forced institutionalization
- suicide attempt
- drug abuse
- drug use
- grief
- suicide
- gaslighting
- classism
- death of parent
