The Sealed Letter [electronic resource]
Donoghue, Emma2011
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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
Main title:
The Sealed Letter [electronic resource] / Emma Donoghue
Author:
Donoghue, Emma, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pan Macmillan, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Born in Dublin in 1969, and now living in Canada, Emma Donoghue writes fiction (novels and short stories, contemporary and historical including The Pull of the Stars), as well as drama for screen and stage. Room, was a New York Times Best Book of 2010 and a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth, and Orange Prizes, selling between two and three million copies in forty languages. Donoghue was nominated for an Academy Award for her 2015 adaptation starring Brie Larson. She co-wrote the screenplay for the film of her novel The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh and distributed by Netflix.
Awards:
Scotiabank Giller Prize Nominee (Scotiabank Giller)Stonewall Honor Book Award (American Library Association)
ISBN:
9781447209737
Language:
English
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BRN:
2792119
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