Lily
2021 • 288 pages

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London, 1850. On a freezing winter's night, a baby is abandoned at the gates of a park only to be saved by a young policeman and taken to the Foundling Hospital. After suffering years of brutal hardship at the Hospital, Lily is released into the world of Victorian London. But she is hiding a dreadful secret... When Lily and the policeman meet again, Lily is convinced that he holds the key to her happiness. But might he also be the one to uncover her crime and so condemn her to death?

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A neat and perfectly formed Victorian tale of pain, suffering, abuse, redemption and revenge. There really isn't anything bad about this book, it just seems a little “gothic by numbers”. A little gothic beige. Happy ending? probably.

October 28, 2024