Description
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
About the Author
Born in 1969, Emma Donoghue is an Irish writer who spent eight years in England before moving to Canada. Her fiction includes Slammerkin, Life Mask, Touchy Subjects, Frog Music and the international bestseller Room (shortlisted for the Man Booker and Orange Prizes).
Reviews
Very enjoyable * Independent on Sunday *
Briskly written, deftly plotted and nicely ironic * Guardian *
Blissfully readable * The Times *
The Sealed Letter is a page-turner with a jaw-dropping ending. * Stylist *
Awards
Long-listed for Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction 2012 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781447205982
Author Emma Donoghue
Format Paperback
Page Count 496
Imprint Picador
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 326g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 32mm
