SuitabookGrief and the wish to undo loss
Thomasina feels responsible for her twin Arthur’s death and is offered the possibility of bringing him back.
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Natasha Hastings - Author
This is a historical fantasy mystery about grief, temptation and friendship, with a vividly frozen London setting. Its magical adventure is balanced by family sorrow, medical history and questions about women’s independence.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a historical fantasy mystery about grief, temptation and friendship, with a vividly frozen London setting. Its magical adventure is balanced by family sorrow, medical history and questions about women’s independence.
Thomasina feels responsible for her twin Arthur’s death and is offered the possibility of bringing him back.
Anne dreams of opening an apothecary, while Thomasina helps run the family sweet business in seventeenth-century London.
Thomasina’s mother becomes withdrawn after Arthur’s death, and neighbours consider locking her away because of views about female mental illness.
Be aware of a twin’s death early in the story, intense guilt and grief, a mother’s severe withdrawal, a supernatural resurrection bargain, threats to characters’ lives and historical mistreatment of mental illness.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.