Cover Image

The glass of time : the secret life of Miss Esperanza Gorst : narrated by herself /

Taking a job as a Victorian lady's maid in the household of baroness Tansor, nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst hides the truth about her mission to uncover her mistress's secrets about a past injustice that has affected Esperanza's own life. By the author of The Meaning of Nigh...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cox, Michael, 1948-2009
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901 > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Lady's maids > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Description
Summary:Taking a job as a Victorian lady's maid in the household of baroness Tansor, nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst hides the truth about her mission to uncover her mistress's secrets about a past injustice that has affected Esperanza's own life. By the author of The Meaning of Night.
Physical Description:586 pages ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780393067736
0393067734