by Julie Myerson · Fourth Estate · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781841153216
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«Laura Blundy» is the historical novel by Julie Myerson, published by Fourth Estate in paperback (272 pages, in English).
Set in Victorian London, Laura Blundy commits a violent act to free herself from her husband and join her lover Billy, a labourer fifteen years her junior and father of five. Laura hides a secret: she gave a son to the Foundling Hospital, a past that will shape her future. The novel explores love, obsession, loss and need.
The English edition was published in February 2001.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction with a gothic atmosphere and plots of love and obsession.
Julie Myerson is an English author and critic. As well as fiction and non-fiction books, she formerly wrote a column in The Guardian entitled "Living with Teenagers", based on her family experiences. She appeared regularly as a panellist on the arts programme Newsnight Review.
