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Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd. |
Publication Year | 2007 |
ISBN-13 | 9780747593713 |
ISBN-10 | 9780747593713 |
Binding | Paperback |
Number of Pages | 464 Pages |
Language | (English) |
Dimensions (Cms) | 22 X 14.5 X 1.8 |
Weight (grms) | 476 |
Lambeth, London, 1859. By the time Dora Damage discovers that there is something wrong with her husband, Peter, it is too late. His arthritic hands are crippled, putting his book-binding business into huge debt and his family in danger of entering the poorhouse. Summoning her courage, Dora proves that she is more than just a housewife and mother. Taking to the streets, she resolves to rescue her family at any price - and finds herself illegally binding expensive volumes of pornography commissioned by aristocrats. Then, when a mysterious fugitive slave arrives at her door, Dora realises she's entangled in a web of sex, money, deceit and the law. Now the very family she fought so hard for is under threat from a host of new, more dangerous foes. Belinda Starling's debut novel is a startling vision of Victorian London, juxtaposing its filth and poverty with its affluence. In Dora Damage we meet a daring young heroine, struggling in a very modern way against the constraints of the day, and whose resourcefulness and bravery have us rooting for her all the way.
Belinda Starling
Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd.