Umsebenzi omde kaFiona Barton njengentatheli yolwaphulo-mthetho wawuvula indlela yokubonakala kwakhe mva nje njengombhali owonwabisayo. Kwaye akukho nto ingcono onokuthi uqale ngayo ngaphandle kokufihla ngasemva kokutshintsha okufana noKate Waters ukujongana nenoveli yakhe yokuqala Umhlolokazi kunye nale yesibini ebuyelayo ukuthatha iindlela zobuntatheli njengekhonkco nela cala limnyama leengxelo zembali, kunye nento engabalwa, kunye nenyaniso engaphaya kwemida ethile yabalinganiswa ebekwe ngumhleli walo naliphi na iphephandaba.
Ngokuchanekileyo ngenxa yesi sizathu, ngenxa yokuphononongwa ngokufutshane kwesiganeko esoyikekayo apho ukubonakala kweentsalela zomntwana osanda kuzalwa kuhlobene, umbhali uthatha impindezelo yakhe kwiminyaka emininzi kangaka elinganiselwe yindawo kwaye wasazisa kwi-intrahistory, kuphando. Ndixakekile ndikhangela inyani engachazwanga yimbali emnyama emnyama, elahlekileyo phakathi kwezinye izinto ezininzi ezisithe ubomi bemihla ngemihla besixeko esikhulu esinjengeLondon.
Ngokuchanekileyo iLondon, kunye ne-evocation yayo emdaka kaSherlock Holmes okanye uJack the Ripper. Isicwangciso sikwabala xa kuziwa ekuchazeni isicwangciso esihambelana ngakumbi neploti ...
Kwaye, eLondon, inyani yeziganeko yahlulwe yaziimbono ezibonisa inyani etyhafisayo neyingozi. Abafazi abathathu abanento yokwenza noko kufunyaniswa kubi okubonisa eyona nto imbi ebantwini baphila ngamandla ukuba kunokwenzeka ityala labo elidala kwixesha elidlulileyo. Kuphela nguKate Waters, ugxininiso lwethu lwesithathu kwiinyani, oluya kubonelela ngentshayelelo ye-aseptic kwixesha elidlulileyo kwinyaniso etyhala isuka kubunzulu bemiphefumlo emininzi egcina iimfihlelo ezingenakuchazwa.
Kuphela kukuba iKate Waters iya kuphinda ithathe umngcipheko wakhe kumzamo wokwenza ubulungisa xa ubulungisa sele kuyekile ukukhangela iimpendulo. Imfihlo enkulu, ukuqiniseka ukuba kukho umntu ojikeleze iinyani ezijikeleze loo mathambo omntwana alahliweyo, uya kutyhala ukhuselo olupheleleyo ukugcina yonke into iphantsi komhlaba, nokuba akhokele uKate ngabom kumngcwabo ofanayo wangaphambi kwexesha.
Ngoku ungayithenga incwadi ethi Umama, incwadi entsha kaFiona Barton, Apha: