6/12/2023 0 Comments Emma donoghue goodreadsShe remains true only to the three rules she learned on the streets of London: Never give up your liberty Clothes make the woman Clothes are the greatest lie ever told. Jones, her desire for a better life leads her back to prostitution. Although Mary becomes a close confidante of Mrs. Jones, to become the seamstress her mother always expected her to be and to live the ordinary life of an ordinary girl. But a dangerous misstep sends her fleeing to Monmouth and the refuge of the middle-class household of Mrs. Her lust for a shiny red ribbon leads her to a life of prostitution at a young age, where she encounters a freedom unknown to virtuous young women. What it’s about (synopsis via Goodreads) :īorn to rough cloth in working-class London in 1748, Mary Saunders hungers for linen and lace. See the guidelines at the bottom of the post, and jump on board! Want to join in? Shelf Control posts go up every Wednesday. Pick a book you own but haven’t read, write a post about it (suggestions: include what it’s about, why you want to read it, and when you got it), and link up! For more info on what Shelf Control is all about, check out my introductory post, here. Shelf Control is a weekly celebration of the unread books on our shelves. Welcome to Shelf Control - an original feature created and hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies.
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