
Exquisite Corpse
by Marija Pericic
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Pub Date 2 Nov 2023 | Archive Date 5 Sep 2023
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Description
Set in Stockholm in 1930 and based on true events, Exquisite Corpse is a story about the madness and horror of a romance that knows no bounds.
Romance is dead…
Beautiful but impoverished Lina Dahlstrom is dying of tuberculosis and it seems that no one can save her. All hope is lost until an eccentric doctor, Carl Dance, becomes enthralled with Lina’s charms and vows to do everything in his power to cure her. But when the illness inevitably claims Lina’s life, Dance’s obsession with her only grows and so begins a mad and criminal scheme to bring her back from beyond the grave and claim her as his own forever.
Advance Praise
‘Haunting.’ – Australian Women’s Weekly
‘There are stories which haunt one forever and come out like ghosts for the retelling. This is one of them.’ – Herald Sun
‘morbid, confronting and intoxicating’ – Artshub
‘A brilliant hammer-swing at the notion that a woman is her most beautiful in death, Peričić’s darkly visceral account of entitlement and deluded obsession is jaw-dropping. Exquisite Corpse is ingenious Australian gothic at its macabre best.’ – Sarah Schmidt, author of The Blue Hour and See What I Have Done
‘Historical fiction for a post #metoo world, Exquisite Corpse gets to the bone-tingling core of why consent matters, and always has.’ – Pip Smith, author of Half Wild
‘Peričić’s retelling takes a more realistic approach to explore how romanticising grand gestures can mask the darker side of love, including coercive control and obsession.’ – Harper’s Bazaar
‘a darkly compelling exploration of the subtle and not so subtle ways in which men controlled the lives of women in 1930s Stockholm … To reference the cover quote by Sarah Schmidt, author of the grisly See What Have Done, your jaw will drop and may never close again.’ – Readings Monthly
‘bold and boundary-pushing … Peričić makes the tale her own, handing back power to the women it was stolen from – and reclaiming their story.’ – Guardian
‘a clever exercise in revealing the rot inherent in toxic romance narratives’ – Sydney Morning Herald
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781761152696 |
PRICE | £16.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 336 |