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Sarah Perry on writing the heroine of The Essex Serpent, Cora Seaborne, and the setting

Written By Serpent's Tail on Monday, Apr 24, 2017 | 10:37 AM

 
Discover more about The Essex Serpent: http://bit.ly/theessexserpent Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent, tells us about writing her unexpected Victorian heroine, Cora Seaborne, and why she chose to set the book in Essex. The Essex Serpent has been a number one bestseller, Waterstones Book of the Year 2016 and was crowned Book of the Year at the British Book Awards in May 2017. Follow Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahGPerry Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/serpentstail Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/serpentstailbooks/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serpentstail/ Sign up to our newsletter: http://bit.ly/signupST