{"product_id":"sealed-letter-9780547247762","title":"Sealed Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonoghue weaves an engrossing and... quite funny melodrama about a bad, bad girl who bursts the seams of this corseted world... part \"Forever Amber\" and part clockwork courtroom drama, with bawdy undercurrents of forbidden love thrown in for good measure. All in all, a deliciously wicked little romp, complete with a clever twist at the end.\" \u003cem\u003e-- The Seattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Emily \"Fido\" Faithfull is a \"woman of business\" and a spinster pioneer in the British women's movement, independent of mind but naively trusting of heart. Distracted from her cause by the sudden return of a once-dear friend, the unhappily wed Helen Codrington, Fido is swept up in the intimate details of Helen's failing marriage and obsessive affair with a young army officer. What begins as a loyal effort to help a friend explodes into an intriguing courtroom drama complete with accusations of adultery, counterclaims of rape, and a mysterious letter that could destroy more than one life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a scandalous divorce case that gripped England in 1864, \u003cem\u003eThe Sealed Letter\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting, provocative drama of friends, lovers, and divorce, Victorian-style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonoghue, Emma:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Born in Ireland, national bestselling author EMMA DONOGHUE spent many years in England and now lives in Canada. Her books include \u003cem\u003eRoom\u003c\/em\u003e (basis for the Oscar-nominated film), \u003cem\u003eSlammerkin\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Pull of the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e. Her novels have been translated into eight languages.","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51259846263058,"sku":"9780547247762","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0ef94b1-5ec3-4a00-8575-b82595b2cf7d.jpg?v=1746629095","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sealed-letter-9780547247762","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}