Lily. A Tale of Revenge
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Revenge, murder and difficult life of orphan in picturesque Victorian England.
From the author of historical novels recognized in the world.
No one knows what she did ...
One winter night, Lily Mortimer, Mortimer left her daughter at the gates of the park, where the baby noticed the young constable. He saved her and took her to the hospital for the found.
Lily got into the education of the Buck from the Grachevnik farm. The girl spent a happy and carefree childhood there, but according to the rules she was forced to return to the hated hospital again. Having matured, Lily was alone in the harsh world of Victorian London, where she began to work in the famous "Barie Carts" Shop. And all this time she was weighed by a terrible secret ...
When fate again brought Lily with her savior, now the police superintendent, they instantly attracted each other. Lily was convinced that in Sam"s hands the key to her happiness, but suddenly he is the one who will reveal her crime and thereby doom her to death?
"Excitingly ... a deeply human novel examining the topics of rejection, poverty, guilt and atonement. Tremein recreates Victorian London with extraordinary liveliness and sensuality. " - Observer
"brilliantly written," Lily "pulls out to disgrace." - Daily Telegraph
"The Last Roman Tremein more than justifies his atmospheric, exciting beginning ... An excellent narrative, in which there is a place for both atonement and revenge. - Mail on Sunday
From the author of historical novels recognized in the world.
No one knows what she did ...
One winter night, Lily Mortimer, Mortimer left her daughter at the gates of the park, where the baby noticed the young constable. He saved her and took her to the hospital for the found.
Lily got into the education of the Buck from the Grachevnik farm. The girl spent a happy and carefree childhood there, but according to the rules she was forced to return to the hated hospital again. Having matured, Lily was alone in the harsh world of Victorian London, where she began to work in the famous "Barie Carts" Shop. And all this time she was weighed by a terrible secret ...
When fate again brought Lily with her savior, now the police superintendent, they instantly attracted each other. Lily was convinced that in Sam"s hands the key to her happiness, but suddenly he is the one who will reveal her crime and thereby doom her to death?
"Excitingly ... a deeply human novel examining the topics of rejection, poverty, guilt and atonement. Tremein recreates Victorian London with extraordinary liveliness and sensuality. " - Observer
"brilliantly written," Lily "pulls out to disgrace." - Daily Telegraph
"The Last Roman Tremein more than justifies his atmospheric, exciting beginning ... An excellent narrative, in which there is a place for both atonement and revenge. - Mail on Sunday
Author:
Author:Роуз Тремейн
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Historical Literature
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-155569-6
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