Lady's Maid

Informationen zum Autor Born in Carlisle, Margaret Forster was the author of many successful and acclaimed novels, including Have the Men Had Enough? , Lady's Maid , Diary of an Ordinary Woman , Is There Anything You Want? , Keeping the World Away , Over and The Unknown Bridesmaid . She also wrote bestselling memoirs – Hidden Lives, Precious Lives and, most recently, My Life in Houses – and biographies. She was married to writer and journalist Hunter Davies and lived in London and the Lake District. She died in February 2016, just before her last novel, How to Measure a Cow , was published. Klappentext London 1844, and a shy young woman has arrived to take up a new position in the grandeur of No. 50, Wimpole Street. Subtly and compellingly, Lady's Maid gives voice to Elizabeth Wilson's untold story, her complex relationship with her mistress, Elizabeth Barrett, and her dramatic role in the most famous elopement in history. Zusammenfassung London 1844, and a shy young woman has arrived to take up a new position in the grandeur of No. 50, Wimpole Street. Subtly and compellingly, Lady's Maid gives voice to Elizabeth Wilson's untold story, her complex relationship with her mistress, Elizabeth Barrett, and her dramatic role in the most famous elopement in history.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Forster Margaret, Margaret Forster
• Edition: Vintage UK
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 07.04.2005
• Catégorie: Littérature > Littérature (récits)
• EAN: 9780099478485
• ISBN: 978-0-09-947848-5
• Nombre de pages: 544
• Dimensions (emballage): 12,9 x 19,8 x 3,4 cm
• Catégories: Historical fiction, FICTION / Biographical, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Friendship, Central London, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Victorian, c 1800 to c 1900, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Social classes, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Biographical fiction, FICTION / World Literature / England / 20th Century, c 1840 to c 1849