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Laddar... The Journal of Dora Damage: A Novel (urspr publ 2006; utgåvan 2007)av Belinda Starling (Författare)
VerksinformationThe Journal of Dora Damage av Belinda Starling (2006)
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Dora Damage sabe que está en la miseria, atrapada en el Londres victoriano entre la enfermedad de su marido, Peter, incapaz de sacar adelante la pequeña imprenta familiar. La presencia de su hija Lucinda hará que Dora decida encargarse de la vieja imprenta. Perseguida por los prestamistas, Dora recorre las librerías hasta que encuentra al señor Diprose y sus ediciones pornográficas, cuyos encargos debe realizar en el más absoluto secreto, encuadernándolas con todo lujo y filigranas, destinadas a una enigmática y acaudalada sociedad denominada los Nobles Salvajes. Hasta que, ejemplar a ejemplar, Dora va conociendo que aquellos nobles forman un club basado en compartir el conocimiento de la crueldad y de algo aún más tenebroso. Dora comenzará a darse cuenta de que ha penetrado en el seno de una obsesión de sexo, placer y muerte a la que tendrá que hacer frente si no quiere convertirse en una piel reseca más entre sus manos. 1859 London and Dora has to take over the family bookbinding business when her husband's arthritic hands fail. She finds herself binding pornography as well as dealing with runaway slaves and dangerous people. A fresh and entertaining look at Victorian society and also a really good read, especially as a first novel. Unfortunately the author passed away shortly after completing this book. Sarà che ho letto così tanti libri che ormai è difficile che un racconto mi sorprenda: intuisco fin troppo facilmente gli sviluppi delle trame e così mi "guasto" la lettura. Così è stato per questo romanzo: alcuni episodi li ho trovati un po' scontati, ma devo dire che in altri punti sono stata piacevolmente sorpresa. La trama è avvincente, la caratterizzazione dei personaggi li rende quasi vivi, le atmosfere della Londra del XIX secolo sono perfette. Si legge di un fiato: è una meraviglia. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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Lambeth, London, 1859. By the time Dora Damage discovers that there is something wrong with her husband, Peter, it is too late. His arthritic hands are crippled, putting his book-binding business into huge debt and his family in danger of entering the poorhouse. Summoning her courage, Dora proves that she is more than just a housewife and mother. Taking to the streets, she resolves to rescue her family at any price-and finds herself lured into illegally binding expensive volumes of pornography commissioned by aristocrats. Then, when a mysterious fugitive slave arrives at her door, Dora realises she's entangled in a web of sex, money, deceit and the law. Now the very family she fought so hard for is under threat from a host of new, more dangerous foes. Belinda Starling's debut novel is a startling vision of Victorian London, juxtaposing its filth and poverty with its affluence. In Dora Damagewe meet a daring young heroine, struggling in a very modern way against the constraints of the day, and whose resourcefulness and bravery has us rooting for her all the way. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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