Angelica
Any book review that begins with
Arthur Phillips reinvents the Gothic bodice-ripper in the sex-drenched Angelica, a dark and perverse tale that seamlessly mixes psychological disintegration, the dissolution of a marriage and the trappings of a classic ghost story.
is going to make me take notice. The review makes it sound interesting … but also a little heavy handed in the way it deals with the psychological aspects — although that could just be the reviewer being heavy handed. Has anyone heard any buzz about this one?