The Golden Hour - Absolutely gripping historical fiction for 2024 by author of Richard

At the golden hour, hidden truths and desires come to light . . . In the genteel squares and stuccoed villas of late-Victorian Brighton, Ellen and Reynold Harper - twins, companions, colleagues, - ply their trade as portrait photographers. But at the golden hour, the girls arrive to pose for the lucrative - and dangerous - illicit photographs that really keep the twins'' business afloat. This is the other, shadowy world of the city: a world of erotic tableaux , boundary-crossing music hall artistes, and the sinister figure of the local gangster, the Croc. But when Ellen is drawn into the orbit of unhappy newly-wed Clementine, she finds herself torn between loyalty to her brother, her dangerous attraction to their new model, Lily, and a burgeoning friendship with Clem. And as the two worlds of Brighton collide, the three women discover that there is only a knife edge between the promise of freedom, and the threat of ruin . . . Atmospheric, sensual and powerfully moving , The Golden Hour is a spellbinding portrait of three women determined to find their freedom - perfect for fans of Sarah Waters, The Doll Factory and The Essex Serpent * Jacquie Bloese''s stunning debut, THE FRENCH HOUSE, is available in paperback and ebook now*

Product details

• Authors: Jacquie Bloese, Bloese Jacquie
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.02.2024
• EAN: 9781529377361
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-7736-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 236 mm x 36 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Erotica / Historical, Intended primarily or specifically for women and/or girls, Historical states and empires: Europe, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Gilded Age