From the opening sentence I was trapped in the dark, oppressing world Patricia Elliot so convincingly creates in Murkmere. This is a world where the search for knowledge is severely punished and birds are worshiped as gods; their wishes, mysteriously translated by an inbreeding elite called the Ministration, used to submit the people/5(16). · An orphan girl turned kitchen maid at Murkmere Hall,she is haunted by her dark past. With only her amulet to prote I am the girl with no name. I have a number branded on my left arm, but no name..I have a secret/5. Murkmere. A haunting Gothic novel about loyalty, betrayal and age-old fears. ‘Yours is an unblemished soul, Aggie,’ he whispered, ‘a sweet, pure delicacy of a soul – and we must keep it that way, mustn’t we?’. Born and brought up in a small village, Aggie knows that she must never question the power of the divine beings – the birds – nor the omens in the Table of bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 1 min.
Murkmere is a gothic fantasy novel by Patricia Elliott. The novel opens on Agnes Cotter, a village girl, arriving at the mysterious Murkmere estate where she is to take on the position of companion to the Master's ward, Leah. However, Murkmere is viewed with great suspicion by the villagers, and rightly so. Patricia Elliott was born in London and grew up in Europe and the Far East. She has worked in publishing in London and in a children's bookshop in New York. She now teaches a course in children's literature at an adult education college. She lives in London with her husband, two sons, and a yellow labrodor named Finagal. From the opening sentence I was trapped in the dark, oppressing world Patricia Elliot so convincingly creates in Murkmere. This is a world where the search for knowledge is severely punished and birds are worshiped as gods; their wishes, mysteriously translated by an inbreeding elite called the Ministration, used to submit the people. High.
Murkmere Patricia Elliott. 8 Reviews. Rated 0. For National Curriculum Key Stage 3, For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 GCSE, Fiction, General fiction (Children's. In Murkmere, Patricia Elliot successfully blends several traditional fairy tales, classic mythology, history, religion, and politics into a gracefully written gothic masterpiece that will charm even the most sophisticated readers. Elliott’s characters are well developed, her visual descriptions inspired and lovely in their gloom. Patricia Elliott. · Rating details · ratings · 76 reviews. Aggie's life in the village is as normal and dull as any girl's; she has never questioned the rule of the Ministration or the power of the divine beings-the birds. Then, the crippled master of the nearby manor, Murkmere, sends for Aggie to become a lady's companion to his ward, Leah.
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