
Strange Adventures of H
by Sarah Burton
Title:
Strange Adventures of H
Author:
Sarah Burton
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
384 pages
Publisher:
Legend Press Ltd
ISBN-13:
9781789551266
EAN:
9781789551266
Publication Date:
01/06/2020
Classifications:
Historical Fiction
Weight (g):
386
Dimensions (mm):
129 x 196 x 27
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown AwardOrphaned young, H is sent to live with her doting aunt in London. H’s life is a happy one until her lecherous cousin robs her of her innocence, and the plague takes away the city and the people she loves. H is cast out – friendless, pregnant and destitute – into the rapidly emptying streets of London under quarantine.Forced to fend for herself, she is determined to gain back the life she lost. H will face a villain out for revenge, find love in the most unexpected places, and overcome a betrayal that she never could have foreseen. Weathering it all, can H charm, or scheme, her way to the life of freedom and independence that she longs for?''Full of terrific historical detail... has that sparky confidence and unputdownable quality.'' Alison Pearson, judge for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize''This book is well written and the narrator, in whichever guise, is engaging'' Historical Novel Society













