The Fortunes of Grace Hammer
A Tale of the Victorian Underworld
$31.96
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2010
Summary
A blistering tale of lust and burglary set in nineteenth-century Whitechapel and a bold and stylish debut novel from actress Sara Stockbridge.
Grace Hammer lives a sweet enough life with her four children in London’s dank and dirty East End, dipping into the pockets of wealthy strangers foolish enough to venture there. She keeps a clean house and a tight hold on her magpie nature, restricting her interests to wallets and pocket watches - at night she dreams of shiny things. Unbeknown …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099520955 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099520958 |
| Author: | Sara Stockbridge |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 208g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
Set in the 19th-century East End, this debut by Vivienne Westwood’s muse is the tale of a jewel thief and mother of four who is forced to flee her home when one of her victims seeks revenge. A delectable mix of lust, loot and adventure * Tatler *
Her novel has an undeniable verve and a brash energy * Daily Mail *
An enjoyable romp through nineteenth-century Whitechapel * Vogue *
Stockbridge deftly captures the mood of Dickensian London in this gripping debut * Booklist *
About The Author
Sara Stockbridge
Sara Stockbridge rose to fame in the 1980s as the muse of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. Her second novel is the rollicking Victorian mystery, Cross My Palm.
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