Angelica

Summary

Critically acclaimed author Arthur Phillips is an L.A. Times First Fiction Prize winner whose books have landed on the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Chicago Tribune bestseller lists. In Angelica he takes listeners to 1880s London for a gripping tale of one family’s descent into darkness.

When Constance marries Joseph Barton, she believes she’s found the perfect husband and protector. But three miscarriages and one troubled birth later, Constance begins to fear Joseph. She keeps their daughter Angelica in the bedroom to protect the girl, but eventually Joseph orders the practice to stop. Unsure what to think of her husband and concerned for her and Angelica’s safety, Constance feels her dread grow when she senses a supernatural presence in the house. She seeks the help of a spiritualist, but it may already be too late.

Told in four sections from four different perspectives, Angelica is a masterful tapestry from one of today’s most admired wordsmiths.