Confronting The Possibility Of Monsters In 'The Essex Serpent'
The clash between science and religious belief lies at the heart of Sarah Perry's new novel, set in a marshy, windswept English town menaced by a serpentine monster that may or may not truly exist.
In books and movies, a monster is often more than just a monster. Maybe it represents anxiety, or corruption, or the id — all of which are themes that slither under the surface of Sarah Perry's new book, . Set in England at the end of the 19th century, "it's about the return of a mythical beast that's
