Book description
‘
The Sealed Letter
is a page-turner with a jaw-dropping ending’ Stylist
Helen Codrington is unhappily married. Emily ‘Fido’ Faithfull hasn’t
seen her once-dear friend for years. Suddenly, after bumping into Helen
on the streets of Victorian London, Fido finds herself reluctantly
helping Helen to have an affair with a young army officer.
The women’s friendship quickly unravels amid courtroom accusations of
adultery, counter-accusations of cruelty and attempted rape, and the
appearance of a mysterious ‘sealed letter’ that could destroy more than
one life . . .
Based on a real-life scandal that gripped England in 1864, The
Sealed Letter
is a delicious tale of secrets, betrayal, and forbidden love.
‘Very enjoyable’ Independent on Sunday
‘Briskly written, deftly plotted and nicely ironic’ Guardian
‘Blissfully readable’ The Times
Born in 1969, Emma Donoghue is an Irish writer who spent eight years
in England before moving to Canada. Her fiction includes Slammerkin
, Life Mask
, Touchy Subjects
and the international bestseller Room
(shortlisted for the Man Booker and Orange Prizes).
