Mistress of My Fate: By the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE (Henrietta Lightfoot)

By: Hallie Rubenhold

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Synopsis: Perfect 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_____________________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 times'Two parts Lizzie Bennett and Tom Jones's Sophia Western to one part Moll Flanders' INDEPENDENT'Combines extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophistication' DAILY EXPRESS

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 432 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781409011323
Related ISBNs:: 9780552162517, 9781473595392
Publisher:: Transworld
Date of Addition:: 11/21/23
Copyrighted By:: Doubleday
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Romance, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Humor
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.