In 1864 London, independent spinster Emily ‘Fido’ Faithfull is a proud pioneer of the burgeoning British women’s movement, dedicating her life to her printing press and the cause of female employment. Her structured world is thrown into chaos by the sudden re-emergence of her captivating, unhappily married friend, Helen Codrington. Sucked back into the orbit of her old infatuation, Fido naively allows her home to be used for Helen’s illicit heterosexual affair, only to find herself trapped in a web of deceit. When Helen’s husband files for a scandalous, high-profile divorce, Fido is dragged into the witness box, forcing her to choose between the friend she secretly loves, the feminist cause she champions, and the devastating truth hidden within a sealed letter.
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| ISBN: 9781921942686 |
| Subtitle: A Novel |
| Genre: Historical Fiction |
| Subject(s): contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Divorce – Fiction; Fiction – General; Fiction – Historical; Historical Fiction; Triangles (Interpersonal relations) – Fiction |
| Publication Date: 2009-06-29 |
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| Publisher: Scribe Publications Pty Limited |
| Language: English |
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| Pages: 384 |
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| Book_ID: 107621 |