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De Bekentenissen van Henrietta Lightfoot

Duik in de rauwe onderbuik van achttiende-eeuws Engeland met deze meeslepende historische serie. Volg de reis van een verstoten jonge vrouw, vastbesloten om haar eigen pad te banen in een wereld vol misdaad, intriges en maatschappelijke onrechtvaardigheid. Het is een verhaal over moed, emancipatie en de meedogenloze zoektocht naar vrijheid in een tijdperk waarin de rechten van vrouwen ernstig werden beperkt. De auteur vangt levendig de mix van harde realiteit en geraffineerde bedrog van die tijd.

Mistress of My Fate
The French Lesson

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    Mistress of My Fate

    • 506bladzijden
    • 18 uur lezen
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    Perfect fiction for fans of BBC TV's hit series BRIDGERTON and HARLOTS 'A remarkable picture of a fascinating age' Daily Express 'A full-blooded historical' Independent _____________________ My tale is not for the faint of heart. Born illegitimate in eighteenth-century England, the scandalous Henrietta Lightfoot gives us her version of the truth about her criminal life in this delicious coming-of-age. Fleeing her childhood home for the big city, Henrietta is now swimming in the London underworld of rakes, rogues, sharks, pimps and courtesans - she quickly sees that true liberty is a man's privilege. What must Henrietta do to survive in a world designed for men? Gripping, twisty, shocking, MISTRESS OF MY FATE illuminates the dark lives of the women written out by the masters of eighteenth-century literature. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an irresistible picaresque story for our times 'Two parts Lizzie Bennett and Tom Jones's Sophia Western to one part Moll Flanders' INDEPENDENT 'Combines extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophistication' DAILY EXPRESS

    Mistress of My Fate
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    The French Lesson

    • 368bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen
    3,6(30)Tarief

    "1789: Henrietta Lightfoot, a young Englishwoman, trips on her silk gown as she runs for her life along the bloodstained streets of revolutionary Paris. She finds refuge in the opulent home of Grace Dalyrmple Elliott, the city's most celebrated courtesan. But heads are rolling, neighbours fear neighbours, and masters whisper before servants. As the sound of the guillotine echoes outside, within the gilded salons of high society Henrietta becomes a pawn in a vicious game of female power. How will she survive in a world where no one can be trusted?"--Goodreads.com

    The French Lesson