The Sealed Letter
Author | : Emma Donoghue |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2011-10-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781447209737 |
ISBN-13 | : 1447209737 |
Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Based on a real-life scandal that gripped England in 1864. From the bestselling author of Room, Emma Donoghue's The Sealed Letter is a delicious tale of secrets, betrayal, and forbidden love. Helen Codrington is unhappily married. Emily 'Fido' Faithfull hasn't seen her once-dear friend for years. Suddenly, after bumping into Helen on the streets of Victorian London, Fido finds herself reluctantly helping Helen to have an affair with a young army officer. The women's friendship quickly unravels amid courtroom accusations of adultery, counter-accusations of cruelty and attempted rape, and the appearance of a mysterious 'sealed letter' that could destroy more than one life . . . 'The Sealed Letter is a page-turner with a jaw-dropping ending' – Stylist