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Essie Fox

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My latest novel is Catherine: A retelling of Wuthering Heights and it's been written as a ghost story. It will be published by Orenda Books on February 12, 2026.

Previous novels have been Dangerous: A Lord Byron Mystery set in the gothic city of Venice.

The Fascination is set in the world of Victorian rural fairgrounds, the glamour of the London theatres and an anatomy museum in a shop on Oxford Street - based on one that did exist! It's a book about deception, obsession, and what it is to be ''different'.

The Last Days of Leda Grey is about an Edwardian silent film actress who has lived in a crumbling cliff top house for more than half a century, until she confides her story to the journalist, Ed Peters ... who rapidly finds himself immers
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Essie Fox For The Last Days of Leda Grey, I saw an old silent film of Morcambe Bay, made in about 1901. From that point on I knew I wanted to write about Edward…moreFor The Last Days of Leda Grey, I saw an old silent film of Morcambe Bay, made in about 1901. From that point on I knew I wanted to write about Edwardian films.(less)
Essie Fox Places. Pictures. Objects. Almost anything can set me off, and then my imagination runs wild. But I do like to start with a focus on something tangibl…morePlaces. Pictures. Objects. Almost anything can set me off, and then my imagination runs wild. But I do like to start with a focus on something tangible, something I can see. For that reason I often visit art galleries and museums.(less)
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Zylphia Sarah Fox 1837-?
A short time ago, I was surprised to receive a letter from an American cousin which contained some copies of old photographs. Those Victorian portraits shocked us both, for one of the faces staring out bore such a striking resemblance to me and, on further investigation, my cousin had come to discover that the woman in question was indeed a mutual relative.
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Catherine by Essie Fox
"A truly beautiful retelling of Wuthering Heights by Cathy . It"
Catherine by Essie Fox
"4.5 stars

Thanks to Anne at Random Things Book Tours for the copy of this title in return for an honest review.

Hmmmm a retelling of Wuthering Heights...one of the most loved stories with the most loved characters in it. This could spell disaster. But " Read more of this review »
Catherine by Essie Fox
"It is over three decades since I read Wuthering Heights and, back then, I probably didn't fully appreciate the complexities of the story. And this, the story of the Earnshaw's and the Linton's is most certainly that. I approached this book with a lit" Read more of this review »
Dangerous by Essie Fox
"Looking back on my reading log, I find that I've been reading Essie Fox's novels since 2011 when I read her debut; The Somnambulist. I've always been entranced by her stylish writing. I would never claim that historical fiction is my go-to genre choi" Read more of this review »
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