In January 1914, Jonathan Crane returns home to his tiny village in the north of England with his beautiful, glamorous American bride. Finding it different from the bright lights of Coney Island, Beatrice struggles to adapt to this cold, gray place and tries to befriend the young women who are her new neighbours.
In January 1914, Jonathan Crane returns home to his tiny village in the north of England with his beautiful, glamorous American bride. Finding it diff...
A dark tale from Victorian London, of ghosts, the clang of prison gates, and what goes on behind closed doors--perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson, Sarah Waters, or Maggie O'Farrell
It's 1899. London. A young girl is abandoned by her feckless family and finds lodging and work assisting a doctor. But Jane Stretch is no ordinary girl, and Mr. Swift is no ordinary doctor. Jane does her best to keep up with the doctor, her twisted bones throbbing, as they hurry past the markets, stage doors, and side shows to appointments in certain boarding houses across town. The young actresses...
A dark tale from Victorian London, of ghosts, the clang of prison gates, and what goes on behind closed doors--perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson...
A short, sparkling novel about the twilight years of Noel Coward''s life, by the author of "Angel of Brooklyn." On a secluded hillside in Jamaica lies Firefly, Noel Coward''s peaceful retreat. Here, between sundowners and sunsets, brandies and cigarettes, the seventy-one-year-old Coward whiles away his days -- a comforting, frustrating pattern of unwanted breakfasts, reluctant walks, graceless dips in the pool -- in the company of his manservant Patrice. Both of them dream of a London that is long-gone or imagined: Noel''s peopled with glamorous friends -- Redgrave, Olivier, O''Toole --...
A short, sparkling novel about the twilight years of Noel Coward''s life, by the author of "Angel of Brooklyn." On a secluded hillside in Jamaica ...
