Victorian Psycho: A Novel
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From the acclaimed author of Mrs. March comes the riveting tale of a bloodthirsty governess who learns the true meaning of vengeance.
Virginia Feitoâs Mrs. March was hailed as âa brilliant debut . . . [by] a writer who keeps pace with the grandees she invokesâ (Sarah Ditum, Guardian)âfrom Daphne Du Maurier and Shirley Jackson to Patricia Highsmith. Now, Feito returns with her âsilver-polish sentences and her eerie psychological acumenâ (Constance Grady, Vox) to unleash an entirely new antihero on us all.Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governessâsheâll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent within the estateâs dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds familyâMr. Pounds canât keep his eyes off Winifredâs chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred for her husbandâs wandering gaze. Compounded with her disdain for the entitled Pounds children, Winifred finds herself struggling at every turn to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. French tutoring and needlework are one way to pass the time, as is admiring the ugly portraits in the gallery . . . and creeping across the moonlit lawns. . . .
Patience. Winifred must have patience, for Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for the dear souls of Ensor House. Brimming with sardonic wit and culminating in a shocking conclusion, Victorian Psycho plunges readers into the chilling mind of an iconic new literary psychopath.
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Virginia Feito, raised in Madrid and Paris, studied English and drama at Queen Mary University of London and advertising at Miami Ad School. She writes regularly for Vanity Fair Spain and is the author of the acclaimed Mrs. March.
