![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Polidori's presence in the Rossetti siblings' lives enhances their talents and keeps them from illness, but his murderous jealousy of those they love leads them to conclude that he must be stopped for good. ![]() McKee, who now deals in songbirds, informs Crawford that their daughter is alive, but is being targeted by Polidori. John Polidori (who was at one time Lord Byron's physician), "Graves" begins in 1862 London, with veterinarian John Crawford learning that his encounter with Adelaide McKee, then a prostitute, produced a daughter. Please note that "Graves" is a sequel to Powers' "The Stress of Her Regard," and I strongly recommend beginning with that book, otherwise readers risk confusion.Īfter a prelude in which a young Christina Rossetti inadvertently welcomes in the vampiric ghost of her uncle, Dr. "Hide Me Among the Graves" (William Morrow), by Tim Powers: Blending historical facts and splendid descriptions of mid-Victorian London with paranormal and horror elements, Tim Powers' "Hide Me Among the Graves" is a strange, unsettling tome. ![]()
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