Slammerkin ** SIGNED ** // FIRST EDITION //

Donoghue, Emma

ISBN 10: 0151006725 / ISBN 13: 9780151006724

Edité par Harcourt Inc., 2000

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STATED FIRST U.S. Edition AND Printing, with publishers full 'alpha string present. A FLAWLESS/MINT volume in same condition UNclipped dust jacket. Boldly " SIGNED " by author DIRECTLY ONTO THE TITLE PAGE, (signature only). Rear panel of jacket has 'Advance Praise for Slammerkin' across top and then five blurbs/reviews. A great copy. Mylar protected jacket.

N° de réf. du vendeur 002026

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Slammerkin ** SIGNED ** // FIRST EDITION //
• Éditeur: Harcourt Inc.
• Date de parution: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0151006725
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780151006724
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: New
• État de la jaquette: New
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • SIGNED
  • Fiction/Novels

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Synopsis

Slammerkin: A loose gown; a loose woman.

Born to rough cloth in Hogarth's London, but longing for silk, Mary Saunders's eye for a shiny red ribbon leads her to prostitution at a young age. A dangerous misstep sends her fleeing to Monmouth, and the position of household seamstress, the ordinary life of an ordinary girl with no expectations. But Mary has known freedom, and having never known love, it is freedom that motivates her. Mary asks herself if the prostitute who hires out her body is more or less free than the "honest woman" locked into marriage, or the servant who runs a household not her own? And is either as free as a man? Ultimately, Mary remains true only to the three rules she learned on the streets: Never give up your liberty. Clothes make the woman. Clothes are the greatest lie ever told.