Black Lily
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In late seventeenth century London two women, one white, one black, stake everything to prevent a manipulative mogul destroying them. Zenobia, born in poverty, grasps that her only hope of controlling her own life is to capitalise on her looks; Lily, brought to London on a sugar and slave ship as a "toy," educated alongside her mistress but used by her master, lives as a kept woman.
As their story weaves and folds through a murky and merciless London, both find themselves pitted against a ruthless man the world knows as John Crace. London's rich but festering possibilities as a rapidly-changing multinational city are breathtakingly painted, and pungent milieux ranging from plague pits to prisons to pastry kitchens--and Pickled Herring Stairs--are vividly brought to life.
As their story weaves and folds through a murky and merciless London, both find themselves pitted against a ruthless man the world knows as John Crace. London's rich but festering possibilities as a rapidly-changing multinational city are breathtakingly painted, and pungent milieux ranging from plague pits to prisons to pastry kitchens--and Pickled Herring Stairs--are vividly brought to life.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1910258091
ISBN13:9781910258095
Release Date:November 2018
Publisher:Pimpernel Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"
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