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Mistress of My Fate
- Author
- Hallie Rubenhold
- Narrator
- Jane McDowell
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 21 January 2021
- Run Time
- 17 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Brought to you by Penguin.
For fans of BBC TV's hit series HARLOTS
My tale is not for the faint of heart.
Born illegitimate in eighteenth-century England, Henrietta Lightfoot reveals the truth about the events that shaped her in this candid confessional of a wide-eyed girl's journey to worldliness.
Forced to flee her childhood home for the capital, Henrietta falls face first into a demi-monde of rakes, rogues, wits, pimps and courtesans. It is not long before she realizes that true liberty is a privilege to be enjoyed by men. But Henrietta is determined to find independence.
In this deliciously deviant novel, Rubenhold illuminates the dark lives of the women written out of eighteenth-century literature by the great male writers. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an unputdownable picaresque story for our times
'A remarkable picture of a fascinating age' DAILY EXPRESS
'A full-blooded historical' INDEPENDENT
'Two parts Lizzie Bennett and Tom Jones's Sophia Western to one part Moll Flanders' INDEPENDENT
'Combines extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophistication' DAILY EXPRESS
© Hallie Rubenhold 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Critics Review
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A remarkable picture of a fascinating age which combined extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophistication (think Hogarth and Gainsborough)
DAILY EXPRESS
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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
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This enticing novel, written with charm and originality, is full of period detail and historical insight
THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE
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A remarkable picture of a fascinating age which combined extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophistication (think Hogarth and Gainsborough)
Daily Express
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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
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A vibrant coming of age story...ricochets with bawdy energy, witty observation and rollicking pace between brothels, theatres and the corridors of political power. Lots of fun
Easy Living
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The first instalment in Hallie Rubenhold’s sparking 18th-century fictional memoir series, This enticing novel, written with charm and originality, is full of period detail and historical insight
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Details
- Author
- Hallie Rubenhold
- Narrator
- Jane McDowell
- Duration
- 17 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 January 2021
- ISBN
- 9781473595392
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: identity / belonging
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. For fans of BBC TV's hit series HARLOTSMy tale is not for the faint of heart.Born illegitimate in eighteenth-century England, Henrietta Lightfoot reveals the truth about the events that shaped her in this candid confessional of a wide-eyed girl's journey to worldliness. Forced to flee her childhood home for the capital, Henrietta falls face first into a demi-monde of rakes, rogues, wits, pimps and courtesans. It is not long before she realizes that true liberty is a privilege to be enjoyed by men. But Henrietta is determined to find independence.In this deliciously deviant novel, Rubenhold illuminates the dark lives of the women written out of eighteenth-century literature by the great male writers. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an unputdownable picaresque story for our times'A remarkable picture of a fascinating age' DAILY EXPRESS'A full-blooded historical' INDEPENDENT'Two parts Lizzie Bennett and Tom Jones's Sophia Western to one part Moll Flanders' INDEPENDENT'Combines extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophistication' DAILY EXPRESS© Hallie Rubenhold 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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