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Set in and around the women's prison at Milbank in the 1870's, Affinity is an eerie and utterly compelling ghost story, a complex and intriguing literary mystery, and a poignant love story with an unexpected twist in the tale.

Following the death of her father, Margaret Prior has decided to pursue some 'good work' with the lady criminals of one of London's most notorious gaols. Surrounded by prisoners, murderers, and common thieves, Margaret feels herself drawn to one of the prison's more unlikely inmates - the imprisoned spiritualist Selina Dawes.

Sympathetic to the plight of this innocent-seeming girl, Margaret sees herself dispensing guidance and perhaps friendship on her visits, little expecting to find herself dabbling in a twilight world of seances, shadows, unruly spirits, and unseemly passions.

©1999 Sarah Waters (P)1999 W F Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Mystery

Critic reviews

"Spooky, spellbinding, exquisitely written . . . I do believe Waters is on the way to becoming a major literary star" (Val Hennessy)
"Indeed, this is such a brilliant writer that her readers would believe anything she told them" (A. N. Wilson, Daily Mail)
"Refined, repressed and simmering . . . a delicious tale of Victorian spiritualism" (Mel Steel, Independent on Sunday)
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Found it slow and the old voices a little grating at first but glad I stuck with it. Couldn’t stop listening once engaged: locked in. 👏🏻

Slow burn but held you once captured!

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had me going there for a while too. great read. twists and turns. loved it and could t put it down.

great book. could t put it down

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Affinity is on my Masters reading list, and I decided to get the audiobook and save myself some time trying to fit the reading into my day - really worth it. MacMahon has a real knack for finding each character's voice, and really brings Waters's words to life - going to have to take some time to process that ending though!

Heart - melting Twist!

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Great book, good story, well written. I guess not all romantic novels can end in happily ever after so for that reason I still give it a four and not the 3 I would like to for the disappointing end for us romantics.

Disappointing end for the romantics

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Sarah Waters’ ingenious storytelling complemented by flawless narration by Juanita McMahon kept me spellbound throughout this atmospheric story.

A clever and unusual tale

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