The Corset

Name: The Corset
Brand: Purcell, Laura
SKU: PR-9781408889527
Price: 99.0 EUR
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Le Pitch

Dans l'Angleterre victorienne, Dorothea Truelove, jeune femme riche et charitable, se rend dans une prison pour femmes où elle rencontre Ruth Butterham, une jeune couturière accusée de meurtre. Ruth prétend avoir le pouvoir de tuer à travers ses créations en couture. Entre les deux femmes se noue une relation complexe, où se mêlent secrets, doutes et manipulations. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Contenu

4ème de couverture

'The Corset is a contender for my Book of the Year. Beautifully written, intricately plotted, a masterpiece' Sarah HilaryIs prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain?Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder.When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she finds herself drawn to Ruth, a teenage seamstress - and self-confessed murderess - who nurses a dark and uncanny secret. A secret that is leading her straight to the gallows. As Ruth reveals her disturbing past to Dorothea, the fates of these two women entwine, and with every revelation, a new layer of doubt is cast...Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?Biographie de l'auteurLaura Purcell is a former bookseller, she lives in Colchester with her husband and pet guinea pigs. Her first novel for Bloomsbury,The Silent Companions, was a Radio 2 Book Club pick, was selected for the Zoe Ball ITV Book Club and was the winner of the Thumping Good Read Award. laurapurcell.com @spookypurcell

Purcell, Laura

The Corset

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Le Pitch

Dans l'Angleterre victorienne, Dorothea Truelove, jeune femme riche et charitable, se rend dans une prison pour femmes où elle rencontre Ruth Butterham, une jeune couturière accusée de meurtre. Ruth prétend avoir le pouvoir de tuer à travers ses créations en couture. Entre les deux femmes se noue une relation complexe, où se mêlent secrets, doutes et manipulations. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Détails du livre

Titre complet

The Corset: a perfect chilling read to curl up with

Auteur

Editeur

Publication

18 avril 2019

Pages

416

Taille

12.9 x 19.8 x 2.8 cm

Poids

292

ISBN-13

9781408889527

Contenu

4ème de couverture

'The Corset is a contender for my Book of the Year. Beautifully written, intricately plotted, a masterpiece' Sarah HilaryIs prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain?Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder.When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she finds herself drawn to Ruth, a teenage seamstress - and self-confessed murderess - who nurses a dark and uncanny secret. A secret that is leading her straight to the gallows. As Ruth reveals her disturbing past to Dorothea, the fates of these two women entwine, and with every revelation, a new layer of doubt is cast...Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?Biographie de l'auteurLaura Purcell is a former bookseller, she lives in Colchester with her husband and pet guinea pigs. Her first novel for Bloomsbury,The Silent Companions, was a Radio 2 Book Club pick, was selected for the Zoe Ball ITV Book Club and was the winner of the Thumping Good Read Award. laurapurcell.com @spookypurcell