I have read all of Stacey Halls books and this one I found just ok. The story follows Angela Burdett-Coutts, a wealthy women who teams up with Charles Dickens. They open Uraian Cottage and house fallen women, ex prisoners and prostitutes for rehabilitation.
The story is based on true facts such as the cottage and Angela was a real person. I would say though a lot of fiction has been added such as the girls the story follows such as Martha and Josephine.
I found this book just ok. It plodded along and at times I felt not a lot happens. The story did pick up eventually especially towards the end.
I do enjoy fiction based on true events and knew nothing about Angela and the events in her life,or the cottage at all. I know a little about Charles Dickens but he does hardly feature in this story.
Thank you to Readers First and the publisher for the book.
The story is based on true facts such as the cottage and Angela was a real person. I would say though a lot of fiction has been added such as the girls the story follows such as Martha and Josephine.
I found this book just ok. It plodded along and at times I felt not a lot happens. The story did pick up eventually especially towards the end.
I do enjoy fiction based on true events and knew nothing about Angela and the events in her life,or the cottage at all. I know a little about Charles Dickens but he does hardly feature in this story.
Thank you to Readers First and the publisher for the book.