Petite Mort

There's a touch of Angela Carter about Beatrice Hitchman's beguiling debut--a sly, erotic thriller concerned with doubleness and duplicity.--The Guardian

Sumptuous . . . part Moulin Rouge, part Alfred Hitchcock.--Grazia

Mesdames et Messieurs, presenting La Petite Mort, or, A Little Death . . .

A silent film, destroyed in a fire in 1914 at the Path studio, before it was seen even by its director.

A lowly seamstress, who makes the costumes she should be wearing, but believes her talent--and the secret she keeps too--will soon get her a dressing room of her own.

A famous--and dashing--creator of spectacular cinematic illusions, husband to a beautiful, volatile actress, the most adored icon of the Parisian studios.

All fit together, like scenes in a movie. And as you will see, this plot has a twist we beg you not to disclose . . .

Beatrice Hitchman was born in London in 1980. She read English and French at Edinburgh University and then studied for an MA in comparative literature. She has written and directed short films which have toured festivals worldwide. Petite Mort is her first book.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 11/04/2014
ISBN: 9781846689079
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/15/2014
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014 pg. 29
Booklist 11/15/2014 pg. 26
New York Times Book Review 12/07/2014 pg. 83