![]() ![]() (It's a good deed that will definitely not go unpunished.) He's as bold as he is talented, undertaking the surgical repair of a stab wound to a man's heart that other doctors say is impossible - and succeeding. Luke Garrett is a brilliant surgeon with no social graces, too gripped by his fascination with science and innovation to have much regard for most people. Just as devoted to Cora is the doctor who tended the dying Michael. ![]() They're accompanied by a bright young woman named Martha, who serves as nanny and lady's companion, although she's far more devoted to Cora than the average employee. The term "autism" was not yet in use, but today Francis would certainly be diagnosed on the spectrum. With her goes her only son, 11-year-old Francis, a withdrawn child who obsessively collects objects and adheres to intricate routines. With Michael safely buried, Cora decamps from London to the coast of Essex, a rural county to the north. ![]() That icily beautiful passage, with all its layers of meaning, gives you some sense of how gorgeous and intelligent Perry's writing is - and, coming early in the book, offers a first glimpse of Cora's complex character. ![]()
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