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Book SynopsisPerfect fiction for fans of BBC TV''s hit series BRIDGERTON and HARLOTS
''A remarkable picture of a fascinating age'' Daily Express
''A full-blooded historical'' Independent
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My tale is not for the faint of heart.
Born illegitimate in eighteenth-century England, the scandalous Henrietta Lightfoot gives us her version of the truth about her criminal life in this delicious coming-of-age.
Fleeing her childhood home for the big city, Henrietta is now swimming in the London underworld of rakes, rogues, sharks, pimps and courtesans - she quickly sees that true liberty is a man''s privilege.
What must Henrietta do to survive in a world designed for men?
Gripping, twisty, shocking, MISTRESS OF MY FATE illuminates the dark lives of the women written out by the masters of eighteenth-century literature. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an irresistible picaresque story for our
Trade Review
A remarkable picture of a fascinating age which combined extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophistication (think Hogarth and Gainsborough) * DAILY EXPRESS *
A full-blooded historical - two parts Lizzie Bennett and Tom Jones's Sophia Western to one part Moll Flanders - with a splash of Fanny Hill * INDEPENDENT *
This enticing novel, written with charm and originality, is full of period detail and historical insight * THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
