The Sealed Letter - Rilegato

Emma Donoghue

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ISBN 10: 1447205979 ISBN 13: 9781447205975

Casa editrice: Picador, 2011

Riassunto

After a separation of many years, Emily 'Fido' Faithfull bumps into her old friend Helen Codrington on the streets of Victorian London. Much has changed: Helen is more and more unhappy in her marriage to the older Vice-Admiral Codrington, while Fido has become a successful woman of business and a pioneer in the British Women's Movement. But, for all her independence of mind, Fido is too trusting of her once-dear companion and finds herself drawn into aiding Helen's obsessive affair with a young army officer. When the Vice-Admiral seizes the children and sues for divorce, the women's friendship unravels amid accusations of adultery and counter-accusations of cruelty and attempted rape, as well as a mysterious 'sealed letter' that could destroy more than one life . . . Based on blow-by-blow newspaper reports of the 1864 Codrington Divorce, The Sealed Letter, full of sparkling characters and wicked dialogue, is a thought-provoking mystery and gripping drama of friends, lovers and marriage.

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Descrizione del libro:

From the bestselling author of ROOM comes a delicious tale of secrets, betrayal and forbidden love.

L'autore:

Born in 1969, Emma Donoghue is an Irish writer who spent eight years in England before moving to Canada. Her fiction includes Slammerkin, Life Mask, Touchy Subjects and the international bestseller Room (shortlisted for the Man Booker and Orange Prizes).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Picador
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1447205979
• ISBN 13: 9781447205975
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 416