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Imprint: Corgi
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Published: 13/09/2012
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ISBN: 9780552162517
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Length: 512 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 32mm x 127mm
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Weight: 346g
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RRP: £9.99
Mistress of My Fate
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By the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE.
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#1 in the Series: Henrietta Lightfoot
By the bestselling winner of the 2019 Baillie Gifford Prize: THE FIVE: THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER
For fans of The Crown, Dowton Abbey and Poldark
Georgian England, 1789. Under a cloud of scandal, Henrietta Lightfoot flees her home at Melmouth Park. She has little money and no worthwhile talents, for what use is a neat stitch and a pretty voice outside the drawing room? Without family support, her only hope of survival lies with the dashing but elusive Lord Allenham...
In a quest to find him, Henrietta embarks on a journey through London’s debauched and glittering underworld, where she discovers more about her own mysterious past than she could have imagined. With the aid of new-found skills at the card table and on the stage, will Henrietta be able to turn her life around?
'A remarkable picture of a fascinating age' DAILY EXPRESS
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Imprint: Corgi
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Published: 13/09/2012
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ISBN: 9780552162517
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Length: 512 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 32mm x 127mm
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Weight: 346g
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RRP: £9.99
Reviews
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"Rollicking good read...A remarkable picture of a fascinating age which combined extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophistication (think Hogarth and Gainsborough)"
Daily Express
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"A full-blooded historical romp - two parts Lizzie Bennett and Tom Jones's Sophia Western to one part Moll Flanders - with a splash of Fanny Hill"
Independent
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"A vibrant coming of age story...ricochets with bawdy energy, witty observation and rollicking pace between brothels, theatres and the corridors of political power. Lots of fun"
Easy Living
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"The first instalment in Hallie Rubenhold’s sparking 18th-century fictional memoir series, This enticing novel, written with charm and originality, is full of period detail and historical insight"
The Good Book Guide
