Slammerkin
by Donoghue, Emma
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1860498280
- ISBN 13
- 9781860498282
- Seller
-
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First edition first printing of historical thriller novel set in London in 1752. A hint of shelf wear. In near fine / near fine condition.
Synopsis
Slammerkin : A loose gown; a loose woman. Born to rough cloth in Hogarth's London, but longing for silk, Mary Saunders's eye for a shiny red ribbon leads her to prostitution at a young age. A dangerous misstep sends her fleeing to Monmouth, and the position of household seamstress, the ordinary life of an ordinary girl with no expectations. But Mary has known freedom, and having never known love, it is freedom that motivates her. Mary asks herself if the prostitute who hires out her body is more or less free than the "honest woman" locked into marriage, or the servant who runs a household not her own? And is either as free as a man? Ultimately, Mary remains true only to the three rules she learned on the streets: Never give up your liberty. Clothes make the woman. Clothes are the greatest lie ever told.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19761127879
- Title
- Slammerkin
- Author
- Donoghue, Emma
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition first printing
- ISBN 10
- 1860498280
- ISBN 13
- 9781860498282
- Publisher
- Virago
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- Suspense; Historical Fiction; Mystery;
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