Her debut Mrs March is being adapted by Elisabeth Moss, and her new novel has already been snapped up for the screen. Virginia Feito reveals the real-life inspiration for her shocking story of a psychopathic Victorian nannyWhatever people make of Virginia Feito’s new book, a scabrous, morbidly funny murder ballad, they can’t say they weren’t warned. Thanks to several instances of real and imagined violence to men, women, children and babies – not to mention a deer, a duck and three whippets – Victorian Psycho lives up to its name, and to the first sentence of its prologue: “Death everywhere.”“It’s not like a surprising twist that builds slowly over the pages,” the 36-year-old Spanish writer says of her second novel. “You know where we’re going from the very start.” Continue reading...
Virginia Feito's new novel, "Victorian Psycho," explores the homicidal thoughts and deeds of a governess, inspired by Victorian gothic horror, children's literature, and real-life crimes like those of Constance Kent and Amelia Dyer. Feito describes the novel as a "rage" and a deliberate departure from her debut, "Mrs. March," aiming to delve into the darker aspects of the 19th century.
