· The Victorian Chaise-longue is a terrifying short novel by the writer, broadcaster and lexicographer, Marghanita Laski. First published by The Cresset Press in , it was reissued as Persephone Books ’ sixth title in (followed by re-issues of four more novels by Laski). JoiningEstimated Reading Time: 1 min. · The Victorian Chaise-Longue by Marghanita Laski (), published by Persephone Books () “We think back through our mothers,” Virginia Woolf wrote, “if we are women.” Marghanita Laski’s terrifying novel The Victorian Chaise-Longue () spins this proposition sideways. What if becoming a mother makes a woman a time-traveler against her will? · A Victorian Chaise Longue, not so ugly This book is strange and unsettling -- without giving too much away, Milly's sister is angry with her and she doesn't know why, but Milly's life has strange parallels to Melanie'www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins.
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The Victorian Chaise-longue is a terrifying short novel by the writer, broadcaster and lexicographer, Marghanita Laski. First published by The Cresset Press in , it was reissued as Persephone Books ’ sixth title in (followed by re-issues of four more novels by Laski). Joining. I’ve been putting off reading The Victorian Chaise-longue by Marghanita Laski because actual ghost stories terrify me. While this book isn’t a ghost story* (even though it’s described as such by several reviewers), it is an eery, spooky and unsettling read. Synopsis: The Victorian Chaise-Longue was written by Marghanita Laski and published in The story follows a young woman recovering from tuberculosis who wakes up in the Victorian era one day when she falls asleep on her antique chaise-longue. She realizes she is trapped in another woman’s body who is a sort of alter ego of hers.
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