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<p><b>The worst monsters are the human kind . . . </b><br><br><b>Dundee, 1812. </b>Isabel Baxter awaits the arrival of Mary Godwin, a girl of fierce intelligence and grand passions, sent north to recover from a mysterious ailment. The Baxter family home, nestled in woodland by the river Tay, seems the perfect retreat. But The Cottage is a place of secrets, and Mary is no ordinary guest.<br><br>As the girls grow closer, their friendship becomes all-consuming, haunted by memory, fuelled by feverish<br>creativity, and shadowed by something monstrous.<br><br>Inspired by true events, this is an immersive reimagining of the young Mary Shelley before she became the<br>author of Frankenstein. A story of girlhood, obsession, and the birth of a literary legend.<br><br><b>Years before <i>Frankenstein</i>, this is a story of emerging womanhood and literary intrigue, exploring the many monsters in young Mary Shelley's life. From the bestselling author of Waterstones Scottish Book of the month, the <i>Specimens</i>, <i>Poor Creatures</i> is perfect for fans of</b> <b>Stacey Halls, Sara Sheridan and Ambrose Parry.</b><br><br><b>'Makes the historical feel </b><b>present and urgent' - </b><b>ZOE VENDITOZZI</b></p>