Mistress of My Fate by Halli Rubenhold
It is a fact not generally known that William Thackeray based the heroine Becky Sharp from Vanity Fair on the notorious aristocrat and sometime courtesan Henrietta Lightfoot, whose scandalous memoirs have recently been discovered in an attic..." Henrietta was born the illegitimate daughter of the 4th Earl of Stavourley and his mistress, the courtesan Kitty Kennedy. When her lover, Baron Allenham mysteriously vanishes, Henrietta embarks on a quest to find her one true love. Her epic journey takes her through a Europe in turmoil, from the elite town houses and theatres of London, to the hedonistic Palais Royale in Paris, just as the city implodes into revolution. Henrietta is on the road to maturity and power as she evolves from innocent, frightened victim into cunning mistress of the world...
Hallie Rubenhold is an historian and broadcaster and an authority on British 18th-century social history. She has written two works of non-fiction to critical acclaim- The Covent Garden Ladies and Lady Worsley's Whim- An Eighteenth-century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce. Hallie lives in London with her husband. Visit her website-www. Hallierubenhold.com b>Find out more about Mistress of my Fate at www.henriettalightfoot.co.uk
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385618861 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385618867 |
| Title | Mistress of My Fate |
| Author | Halli Rubenhold |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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