The Corset
- ISBN-10
- 1528878833
- ISBN-13
- 9781528878838
- Series
- The Corset
- Category
- Dressmakers
- Pages
- 456
- Language
- English
- Author
- Laura Purcell
Description
Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she finds herself drawn to Ruth, a teenage seamstress - and self-confessed murderess - who nurses a dark and uncanny secret. A secret that is leading her straight to the gallows. As Ruth reveals her disturbing past to Dorothea, the fates of these two women entwine, and with every revelation, a new layer of doubt is cast. Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer?
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- 2018-09-20
- 416 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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