SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
It’s 1901 – Queen Victoria newly dead, Norwich and the rest of England in mourning. But 12-year-old Edith Holler is still alive, despite frail health and a curse. The curse was inflicted when she was an infant. An old actress declares that Edith never leave her father’s theater, lest she and the theater meet their ends. As Edith grows, her imagination frees her and traps her. She regularly performs in a window for curious passersby. She also becomes the most astute student of horrifying history in her hometown, and she will seek to tell that story in the way she knows best. “Edith Holler” is the creation of Edward Carey, who calls himself a writer who draws. His own imaginative sketches punctuate the novel. He joins us now from Austin. Thanks so much for being with us.
EDWARD CAREY: Thank you so much for having me.
SIMON: Is…
