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Author
Publisher
B & H Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Doubleday large print home library ed.
Physical Desc
520 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
This mid-1800s tale begins with seventeen-year-old Joelle Jones fending off unwelcome advances from her predatory stepfather just after her mother has died. When the man is declared Joelle's legal guardian, she knows he will have his way with her, so in desperation runs away.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
539 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's London, 1857, and everything is at stake for Serafina Trent, a woman of means, but not the typical Victorian lady who feels her place is to be seen and not heard. Wealthy widow of a nobleman and daughter of a famous scientist, she's a skeptic who only trusts what can be proven. When her brother's most recent female dalliance, a beautiful actress, is found murdered, all evidence points to him. Especially since the actress had just rejected him...