ISBN: 9781409011323

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 f… More...

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, Henrietta Lightfoot confesses the truth about her scandalous life in this candid and astonishing coming-of-age.After fleeing her childhood home for London without a penny, Henrietta falls face first into a demi-monde of rakes, rogues, wits, pimps and courtesans. Forced to fend for herself, she begins to realize true liberty is a man's privilege. Can Henrietta survive as an independent woman in a world designed for men? In this deliciously fast-paced novel, Rubenhold illuminates the dark lives of the women written out of eighteenth-century literature by the great male writers. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an unputdownable 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; EPUB; Fiction > Historical fiction, Random House<

ISBN: 9781409011323

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 f… More...

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, Henrietta Lightfoot confesses the truth about her scandalous life in this candid and astonishing coming-of-age.After fleeing her childhood home for London without a penny, Henrietta falls face first into a demi-monde of rakes, rogues, wits, pimps and courtesans. Forced to fend for herself, she begins to realize true liberty is a man's privilege. Can Henrietta survive as an independent woman in a world designed for men? In this deliciously fast-paced novel, Rubenhold illuminates the dark lives of the women written out of eighteenth-century literature by the great male writers. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an unputdownable 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; EPUB; Fiction > Historical fiction, Transworld<

ISBN: 9781409011323

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 f… More...

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, Henrietta Lightfoot confesses the truth about her scandalous life in this candid and astonishing coming-of-age.After fleeing her childhood home for London without a penny, Henrietta falls face first into a demi-monde of rakes, rogues, wits, pimps and courtesans. Forced to fend for herself, she begins to realize true liberty is a man's privilege. Can Henrietta survive as an independent woman in a world designed for men? In this deliciously fast-paced novel, Rubenhold illuminates the dark lives of the women written out of eighteenth-century literature by the great male writers. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an unputdownable 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; EPUB; Fiction > Historical fiction, Transworld<

ISBN: 9781409011323

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 f… More...

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, Henrietta Lightfoot confesses the truth about her scandalous life in this candid and astonishing coming-of-age.After fleeing her childhood home for London without a penny, Henrietta falls face first into a demi-monde of rakes, rogues, wits, pimps and courtesans. Forced to fend for herself, she begins to realize true liberty is a man's privilege. Can Henrietta survive as an independent woman in a world designed for men? In this deliciously fast-paced novel, Rubenhold illuminates the dark lives of the women written out of eighteenth-century literature by the great male writers. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an unputdownable 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; EPUB; Fiction > Historical fiction, Transworld<

ISBN: 9781409011323

Georgian England, 1789. Under a cloud of scandal, Henrietta Lightfoot flees her home at Melmouth Park. She has little money and no worthwhile talents, for what use is a neat stitch and a … More...

Georgian England, 1789. Under a cloud of scandal, Henrietta Lightfoot flees her home at Melmouth Park. She has little money and no worthwhile talents, for what use is a neat stitch and a pretty voice outside the drawing room? Without family support, her only hope of survival lies with the dashing but elusive Lord Allenham...In a desperate quest to find him, Henrietta embarks on a journey through London’s debauched and glittering underworld, where she discovers more about her own mysterious past than she could have imagined. With the aid of new-found skills at the card table and on the stage, will Henrietta be able to turn her life around to become mistress of her fate?; EPUB; Fiction > Historical fiction, Ashgate Publishing Ltd<