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Journal of Dora Damage

Belinda Starling
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      A brilliant historical novel set in Victorian London combining a heady mixture of sex, deceit, money and law.‘A triumph … Starling has created a witty and sympathetic heroine whose modern pluck enhances her charm' - Observer‘A sinister tale that Sarah Waters' fans will love' - In StyleLondon, 1859. By the time Dora Damage discovers that her husband Peter has arthritis in his hands, it is too late - their book-binding business is in huge debt and the family is on the brink of entering the poorhouse. But Dora proves that she is more than just a housewife and mother. She resolves to rescue her family at any price and finds herself irrevocably entangled in a web of sex, money, deceit and the law.‘A scrupulously researched, racy tale … a worthy addition to the ranks of historical fiction' - Guardian‘A writer of real accomplishment … Starling had that most important gift for a historical novelist: the ability to wear her research lightly and to integrate every fact into a well-stitched tapestry of plot, symbol and character' - Independent
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Belinda Starling EAN: 9780747593256 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 302 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-08-04 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Historical / General WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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      Belinda Starling lived in Wivenhoe, Essex with her husband and children and died in August 2006. This is her first book.
      A brilliant historical novel set in Victorian London combining a heady mixture of sex, deceit, money and law.‘A triumph … Starling has created a witty and sympathetic heroine whose modern pluck enhances her charm' - Observer‘A sinister tale that Sarah Waters' fans will love' - In StyleLondon, 1859. By the time Dora Damage discovers that her husband Peter has arthritis in his hands, it is too late - their book-binding business is in huge debt and the family is on the brink of entering the poorhouse. But Dora proves that she is more than just a housewife and mother. She resolves to rescue her family at any price and finds herself irrevocably entangled in a web of sex, money, deceit and the law.‘A scrupulously researched, racy tale … a worthy addition to the ranks of historical fiction' - Guardian‘A writer of real accomplishment … Starling had that most important gift for a historical novelist: the ability to wear her research lightly and to integrate every fact into a well-stitched tapestry of plot, symbol and character' - Independent
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Belinda Starling EAN: 9780747593256 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 302 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-08-04 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Historical / General WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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      Belinda Starling lived in Wivenhoe, Essex with her husband and children and died in August 2006. This is her first book.

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