Blackberry and Wild Rose
a gripping and emotional read
$36.57
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
8 October 2019
Summary
Blackberry and Wild Rose: A Tale of Secrets and Silk
‘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 c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787470798 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787470792 |
| Author: | Sonia Velton |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 8 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
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A sumptuous and moving debut. Velton weaves her tale with the threads of betrayal, thwarted dreams and good intentions gone awry
A sumptuous and moving debut. Velton weaves her tale with the threads of betrayal, thwarted dreams and good intentions gone awry
Velton gives [her characters] genuine depth in a moving story of love, secrets and betrayal - Sunday TimesThis exquisitely evocative novel will appeal to fans of The Miniaturist - RedAn utterly absorbing novel that draws you into a fascinating and often sinister world. I loved itAbout The Author
Sonia Velton
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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