She yearns to be a writer someday and work as a journalist, just like her hero, the famous Nellie Bly.īut one day, Lucy goes missing, and it isn’t long before she turns up dead, her body drained of blood. But Tillie has a sharp and inquisitive mind and has no use for a husband or children. In fact, her older sister Lucy has just become engaged to James Cutter, whose family is eager to have their son marry into money. As is customary for the time period, Tillie is being groomed for marriage someday, and at seventeen she knows her days of freedom are numbered.
Tillie Pembroke lives a life of ease, belonging to a well-to-do family. At the heart of the story is a murder mystery, though, and it’s this element that tied everything together and made this so much fun to read. Kang builds her fascinating, multilayered story around several historical events: first, the publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and second, the extensive use of opioids and other addictive drugs during a time when doctors and scientists didn’t know the full extent of their dangerous qualities. I don’t read a lot of historical fiction, so I was delighted to discover that I loved reading about New York City in 1899. The nitty-gritty: A perfect mix of history and mystery, Opium and Absinthe was both engaging and informative. Genres: Young adult, historical, Thriller Published by Lake Union Publishing on July 1 2020 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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