{"product_id":"sealed-letter-paperback","title":"Sealed Letter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonoghue weaves an engrossing and... quite funny melodrama about a bad, bad girl who bursts the seams of this corseted world... part \"Forever Amber\" and part clockwork courtroom drama, with bawdy undercurrents of forbidden love thrown in for good measure. All in all, a deliciously wicked little romp, complete with a clever twist at the end.\" \u003cem\u003e-- The Seattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Emily \"Fido\" Faithfull is a \"woman of business\" and a spinster pioneer in the British women's movement, independent of mind but naively trusting of heart. Distracted from her cause by the sudden return of a once-dear friend, the unhappily wed Helen Codrington, Fido is swept up in the intimate details of Helen's failing marriage and obsessive affair with a young army officer. What begins as a loyal effort to help a friend explodes into an intriguing courtroom drama complete with accusations of adultery, counterclaims of rape, and a mysterious letter that could destroy more than one life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a scandalous divorce case that gripped England in 1864, \u003cem\u003eThe Sealed Letter\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting, provocative drama of friends, lovers, and divorce, Victorian-style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMid-Victorian London feels so real you can almost taste it. . . . Masterful. --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Emily \"Fido\" Faithfull is a \"woman of business\" and a spinster pioneer in the British women s movement, independent of mind but naively trusting of heart. Distracted from her cause by the sudden return of a once-dear friend, the unhappily wed Helen Codrington, Fido is swept up in the intimate details of Helen s failing marriage and obsessive affair with a young army officer. What begins as a loyal effort to help a friend explodes into an intriguing courtroom drama complete withaccusations of adultery, counterclaims of rape, and a mysterious letter that could destroy more than one life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a scandalous divorce case that gripped England in 1864, \u003ci\u003eThe Sealed Letter\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, provocative drama of friends, lovers, and divorce, Victorian-style.\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] cozily lurid novel.\" \u003ci\u003e The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A]n intriguing tale of mystery and passion.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eEmma Donoghue is an Irish novelist, playwright, and historian. Her novel \u003ci\u003eSlammerkin\u003c\/i\u003e was a Main Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and was named a notable book of the year by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and a host of other publications.She received a BA from University College Dublin and a PhD from the University of Cambridgeand is nowa permanent Canadian resident. She lives in Ontario.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 7.98 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694334283839,"sku":"9780547247762","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/740f4ff4b7669e7172a458a31fe043ec.webp?v=1765001285","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/sealed-letter-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}