I was fortunate to get an ARC of Stacey Halls' fourth novel through Readers First. I have read her debut novel, The Familiars, and have The Foundling on my shelf.
Stacey executes a brilliant story, the microscope of Urania Cottage firmly on the chosen "fallen" women who become it's inhabitants. This reads almost like a modern Austen, and I love that it's based in the true history of Charles Dickens and his association with the real Angels Burdett-Coutts and their project to assist and redeem fallen women in Victorian London.
A tale of hope and new beginnings, patience, and the resistance to temptation. Deception and danger abound for this collection of female protagonists, and it is only in the latter pages all unfolds. I read this in two sittings, and was gripped from the first page. Another great triumph for this bestselling author.
Stacey executes a brilliant story, the microscope of Urania Cottage firmly on the chosen "fallen" women who become it's inhabitants. This reads almost like a modern Austen, and I love that it's based in the true history of Charles Dickens and his association with the real Angels Burdett-Coutts and their project to assist and redeem fallen women in Victorian London.
A tale of hope and new beginnings, patience, and the resistance to temptation. Deception and danger abound for this collection of female protagonists, and it is only in the latter pages all unfolds. I read this in two sittings, and was gripped from the first page. Another great triumph for this bestselling author.