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The Sealed Letter (Paperback)
Emma Donoghue (author)Published: 07/06/2012
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
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781447205982
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 326 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 32 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Very enjoyable - Independent on Sunday
Briskly written, deftly plotted and nicely ironic - Guardian
Blissfully readable - The Times
The Sealed Letter is a page-turner with a jaw-dropping ending. - Stylist
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