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Published: 26/09/2024
From the author of former Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year The Fair Botanists comes another evocative historical novel of female empowerment, as two women are drawn together by an inconvenient collection of erotic art.
You wouldn't suspect it, but scandalous secrets are being kept on Blythswood Square...
1846. Glasgow is a city on the cusp of great social change, but behind the curtains, neighbours are watching, and rumours of improper behaviour spread like wildfire on the respectable Blythswood Square.
When Charlotte Nicholl discovers that the fortune she has been bequeathed by her father is tied up in a secret collection of erotic art, she is faced with a terrible dilemma: sell it and risk shaming her family's good name or lose her home.
An encounter with Ellory Mann, a talented working-class photographer newly arrived in Glasgow, leads Charlotte to hope she has found not only someone who might help her, but also a friend. Yet Ellory is hiding secrets of her own - secrets that become harder to conceal as she finds herself drawn into Charlotte's world.
As the truth begins to catch up with both women, will it destroy everything they've fought to build - or set them both free?
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781399701594
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 280 g
Dimensions: 192 x 126 x 30 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Dripping with intrigue and luscious prose, this sumptuous novel shines a light on a Glasgow long past ... Sherdian's fine writing and expert characterisation just pull you in, so you can hear silk skirts swish and secret doors creak, as if you too are dwelling amongst the bustle of Blytheswood Square. I loved it - Karen Campbell
A gripping and beautifully written book - ES Thomson
An enchanting new novel - Scots Magazine
Sheridan is a mistress of the historical novel, and reading her latest book feels at times like stepping into an elaborate period drama set in Edinburgh and Glasgow . . . this is essential reading - Scottish Field Magazine
A gripping novel - Good Housekeeping
Sheridan's spry plot sees secrets discovered, ruinous rumours scotched, happiness regained and friendships founded in a novel that celebrates the search for autonomy - Daily Mail
A novel of feeling and intellect . . . a rich and compelling story. - The Scotsman
There's never any sense of time being wasted. Sheridan meticulously fills out her characters . . . a positive, optimistic novel. - The Herald Scotland
Thoroughly enjoyable, a novel of feeling and intellect which will surely and deservedly be a great success - The Scotsman Magazine
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