The Essex Serpent : The number one bestseller and British Book Awards Book of the Year Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing Nominee (2014) • Backed the wrong horse

• Backed the wrong horse

dramatic escape to the North

and other times they ignore you completely

As her rebellion manifests in ever more bizarre and frightening forms

not only do the writers explore the craft and technique of creating a filmic blueprint

The Essex Serpent : The number one bestseller and British Book Awards Book of the Year Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing Nominee (2014) • Backed the wrong horseSarah Perry's award winning novel, set at the end of the nineteenth century and inspired by true events. Moving between Essex and London, myth and modernity, Cora Seaborne's spirited search for the Essex Serpent encourages all around her to test their allegiance to faith or reason in an age of rapid scientific advancement. At the same time, the novel explores the boundaries of love and friendship and the allegiances that we have to one another. The