Blackberry and Wild Rose by Sonia Velton
'Sumptuous and moving' LAURA PURCELL 'A richly imagined and brilliantly twisty tale' ANNA MAZZOLA 'A plot as finely detailed as Spitalfields silk' STACEY HALLS WHEN ESTHER THOREL, the wife of a Huguenot silk-weaver, rescues Sara Kemp from a brothel she thinks she is doing God's will. Sara is not convinced being a maid is better than being a whore, but the chance to escape her grasping 'madam' is too good to refuse. INSIDE THE THORELS' tall house in Spitalfields the two women forge an uneasy relationship. Sara despises her mistress's blindness to the hypocrisy of her household, while Esther is too wrapped up in her own secrets to see what's going on. ESTHER IS IN LOVE with silk design, till now the province of men. When her husband laughs at her ambition, it sets in motion events that will change the fate of the whole Thorel household and pave the way for a devastating day of reckoning between Esther and Sara.
A sumptuous and moving debutVelton weaves her tale with the threads of betrayal, thwarted dreams and good intentions gone awry -- Laura Purcell, author of The Silent Companions
This exquisitely evocative novel will appeal to fans of The Miniaturist -- Sarra Manning * Red *
Velton gives [her characters] genuine depth in a moving story of love, secrets and betrayal * Sunday Times *
Romance and revenge, hypocrisy and hardship play out against a vividly researched backdrop * S magazine *
This exquisitely evocative novel will appeal to fans of The Miniaturist -- Sarra Manning * Red *
Velton gives [her characters] genuine depth in a moving story of love, secrets and betrayal * Sunday Times *
Romance and revenge, hypocrisy and hardship play out against a vividly researched backdrop * S magazine *
Sonia Velton grew up between the Bahamas and the UK. After graduating from university with a first class law degree, she qualified as a solicitor at an international law firm, later going on to specialise in discrimination law. Sonia relocated to the Middle East in 2006. Eight years and three children later she returned to the UK and now lives in Kent. Blackberry and Wild Rose, inspired by real characters and historical events, was short-listed for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize as a work in progress, was longlisted for the Mslexia novel competition, and is Sonia's first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787470798 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787470792 |
| Title | Blackberry and Wild Rose |
| Author | Sonia Velton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2019-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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