Timid Sadie Appleby has always lived in her small village. One night she is rudely awoken by her older and bolder sister, Ella, who has robbed her employer and is on the run. The girls flee their rural home of Westmorland to head for London, hoping to lose themselves in the teeming city. But the dead man’s relatives are in hot pursuit, and soon a game of cat and mouse begins.
Ella becomes obsessed with the glitter and glamour of city life and sets her sights on flamboyant man-about-town, Jay Whitgift. But nothing is what it seems – not even Jay Whitgift.
Can Sadie survive a fugitive’s life in the big city? But even more pressing, can she survive life with her older sister Ella? And when an altogether different danger threatens Ella’s life, will Sadie run to the rescue, or turn the other cheek?
Set in London’s atmospheric coffee houses, the rich mansions of Whitehall, and the pawnshops, slums and rookeries hidden from rich men’s view, The Gilded Lily is about beauty and desire, about the stories we tell ourselves, and about how sisterhood can be both a burden and a saving grace.
About Deborah Swift:
DEBORAH SWIFT, a set and costume designer for the BBC, lives in Windermere, England. THE LADY’S SLIPPER, shortlisted for The Impress Novelists Prize in 2007, was inspired by her own discovery of the rare orchid during a summer walk. For more information on Deborah Swift and her novels, please visit her website at www.deborahswift.co.uk.
This novel is right up my alley! It will satisfy my love of historical fiction as well as my Anglophilia 🙂
A fascinating novel which appeals to me greatly. Thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
This looks like an intriguing novel
Unpleasant circumstances for a younger sister to find herself. Would love to read it. Thanks for the giveaway.
Deborah’s bio is interesting too, her work with costuming probably gives a lot of accuracy to this historical novel! Thanks for the chance to win.
Sara’s life as a fugitive sounds intriguing. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I love historicals. I must have lived a life at court in a past life lol!
Sounds like a great book and would love to win. Thanks for the opportunity to enter giveaway.
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This sounds interesting. I think I would enjoy it!
This sounds really intriguing!
I can’t wait to read this book, thank you for the chance to win it.
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I really enjoyed her previous book! Thanks for the giveaway!
I love historical fiction and this sounds like a really interesting read!
Sounds fabulous I’d love to read it, fingers crossed
Much appreciate the opportunity! Im a huge fan of historical fiction!
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