Slammerkin (London: Virago, , reissued ; New York: Harcourt, ; Toronto: HarperCollins Canada, ). Inspired by a murder that took place in the Welsh Borders in , Slammerkin, my third novel (and first historically inspired one), is about a prostitute obsessed with clothes.A surprise bestseller, it was a Main Selection of the Book of the Month Club and the Quality Paperback Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. · In Slammerkin Emma Donoghue took a brief, sparse news article of a woman, Mary Saunders in the mid 's and turned it into a tale that transports us to the grime and grit of 18th Century London, and to the small town life of Monmouth Wales.5/5(94). · Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue – review. Emma Donoghue's coming-of-age story of a teenage girl fending for herself in the s exerts a Author: Natasha Tripney.
A stunning and mesmerizing work of imaginative reconstruction, Emma Donoghue's novel Slammerkin (in 18th-century England the word referred to both "loose dress" and "loose woman") tells the harrowing tale of a real historical figure named Mary Saunders, who was born into working-class destitution in s London. Slammerkin (Hardcover) Published August 2nd by Virago Press. Virago Modern Classics Coming of Age Collection, Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. Brilliant, gritty novel of a harsh world In Slammerkin Emma Donoghue took a brief, sparse news article of a woman, Mary Saunders in the mid 's and turned it into a tale that transports us to the grime and grit of 18th Century London, and to the small town life of Monmouth Wales. Mary's hard life gets harder when she makes a bad choice for a pretty item she wants and she finds herself.
Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue – review. Emma Donoghue's coming-of-age story of a teenage girl fending for herself in the s exerts a considerable grip. Irish author Emma Donoghue creates a. In Slammerkin Emma Donoghue took a brief, sparse news article of a woman, Mary Saunders in the mid 's and turned it into a tale that transports us to the grime and grit of 18th Century London, and to the small town life of Monmouth Wales. Born in Ireland, national bestselling author EMMA DONOGHUE spent many years in England and now lives in Canada. Her books include Room (basis for the Oscar-nominated film), Slammerkin, and The Pull of the Stars. Her novels have been translated into eight languages.
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