Laura Blundy
Myerson, Julie2005
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From the author of 'Me and the Fat Man', this novel moves through a Victorian London which is tender, murky and unsettling. It is a tale of the unspeakable and tragic extremes of loss and need. From the author of Me and the Fat Man and Home comes a gripping historical novel set in Victorian London. This is a tale of murder and love and the tragic extremes of loss and need. On a humid, thundery afternoon, Laura commits an appalling act the murder of her husband. But is it so appalling to free yourself, to run after the only passion youve ever known? It is Billy who has to find an answer Billy, fifteen years younger than her and already a father of five. But what he doesnt know yet is that Laura also had a child, a child she gave up to the Foundling Hospital and whose memory will shape their future together in unimaginable ways. Julie Myersons new novel moves through a Victorian London which is tender, murky and unsettling. A spectacularly eerie and unforgettable love story.
Main title:
Laura Blundy / Julie Myerson.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Harper Perennial, 2005.
Collation:
263 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Fourth Estate, 2000.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780007202966 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2293103