The Butterfly Cabinet : a Novel

Kirkus Reviews Like an IrishUpstairs Downstairsbut much darker, McGill's first novel examines the events surrounding a child's death in 1892 from the point of view of both her aristocratic mother and a young housemaid. The premise of the novel, based on an actual case, is straightforward: Harriet Ormond, the mistress of Oranmore, locks her 4-year-old […]