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Title:
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Household, The |
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Authors:
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Halls, Stacey |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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372 |
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Year:
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2024 |
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Publisher:
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Manilla Press |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Urania Cottage, Shepherd’s Bush: destination of a very particular clientele – Josephine and Martha and the other residents are ‘fallen women’ who are being offered a second chance in life, courtesy of Charles Dickens and benefactor Angela Burdett-Coutts. These fortunate few will be given a basic education and domestic training, maybe even achieve a new life in the colonies … if the experiment succeeds. Inspired by historical figures and events, this is an engrossing novel with believable characters and an illuminating social commentary of Victorian society.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"I loved that the author used Dickens' diaries as a basis for many of the incidents."
"This book is easy to read and has been well researched."
"It was interesting to learn of Dickens' involvement and case of the disavantaged and of the hardships of that time."
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Categories:
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Fiction, Faction, Gender Issues, Historical, Morals/Ethics, Mystery, Relationships, Social commentary/perspectives, England, Just Added, 2026 Titles |
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Reviews
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By: ROTO 015
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2025-05-07 09:59:25 |
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Great plot. Some found it slow to start, but it was worth persevering. |
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