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Slammerkin
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$19.99 |
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15/05/2009 |
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Trade PB
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Born to rough cloth in
working-class London in 1748, Mary Saunders hungers for velvet and lace—a desire
that leads her to a life of prostitution, where she encounters a freedom unknown
to virtuous young women. In the end, it is clothes, their splendour and their
deception, that bring Mary to the brink of disaster. Slammerkin is both a
brilliant evocation of another era and a timeless tale of the rage of
adolescence.
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Critical Praise for
Slammerkin
“A rock-solid novel of class conflict and desire.”
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NOW Magazine
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The Sealed Letter
Based on the details of a scandalous divorce case that gripped England in 1864, The Sealed Letter is a provocative historical drama that is strangely relevant to modern issues surrounding women, marriage, rights and roles. Miss Emily “Fido” Faithfull is a “woman of business” and a spinster pioneer...
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The Sealed Letter
Based on the details of a scandalous divorce case that gripped England in 1864, The Sealed Letter is a provocative historical drama that is strangely relevant to modern issues surrounding women, marriage, rights and roles. Miss Emily “Fido” Faithfull is a “woman of business” and a spinster pioneer...
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