Mistress of My Fate The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot Book 1 by Hallie Rubenhold

Mistress of My Fate The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot Book 1 by Hallie Rubenhold

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A memoir of Henrietta Lightfoot that seeks to set the record straight about the events that shaped her into the woman she became.

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Mistress of My Fate The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot Book 1 by Hallie Rubenhold

22 October 1789: I shall never forget that day. I shall never forget the decision I made. I was seventeen and so ill prepared for life that I hardly knew how to dress myself, let alone how to board a mail coach or even how to purchase a loaf of bread. When I fled my home at Melmouth Park, I left those who both loved and hated me behind. I threw myself upon the world, dear reader - and see what trouble has come of that. Do read my tale closely, for the warnings of your mamma and your governess were correct; there is much to be learned from a woman of my sort. I fell for every snare and trick of fate, so that you might not. My tale is not for the faint of heart - the prude, the high-minded and moral are likely to take offence. You have heard the lies and slander from others. Prepare now to hear the truth. Set during a period of revolution and turmoil, Mistress of My Fate is the first book in the series, The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot. In her candid and eye-brow raising memoirs, Henrietta seeks to set the record straight about the events that shaped her into the woman she became.
Hallie Rubenhold is an historian and broadcaster and an authority on British 18th-century social historyShe 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.V isit her website:www. Hallierubenhold.com Find out more about Mistress of my Fate at www.henriettalightfoot.co.uk
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. Find out more about Mistress of my Fate at www.henriettalightfoot.co.uk.
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ISBN 13 9780385618854
ISBN 10 0385618859
Title Mistress of My Fate The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot Book 1
Author Hallie Rubenhold
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
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.