Jane Davis

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What if the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone really rather extraordinary?A disgraced politician, Sir James Hastings is living out his retirement in a secluded Surrey village. He is unmoved by his centenarian mothers death - a woman he emotionally buried upon her abandonment. Raised by his father, a charismatic war-hero turned racing driver, the young James, torn between self-blame and longing, eventually dismissed her.But when he inherits her lifes work - an incredible photography collection spanning six decades - he is forced to confront the realization that his version of the past isnt even half the story...Presenting a family that is beautifully flawed, brimming with affection, and inimitably human, "I Stopped Time" is perfect for fans of Tracy Chevalier, Audrey Niffenegger and Ali Smith.Hailed by The Bookseller as One to Watch, Jane Davis writes thought-provoking literary page turners with a strong commercial edge. Her first novel "Half-Truths and White Lies", won a national award established with the aim of finding the next Joanne Harris. A perfectly written book in which the author never puts a foot wrong. Author, John Lynch

A schoolyard stabbing sends wingbeats echoing from the past. One shocking event. Two teachers risk their careers to help a boy who has nothing. Three worlds intersect and collide.The best way to avoid trouble, thinks Ayisha Emmanuelle, is to avoid confrontation. As an inner-city schoolteacher, she does a whole lot of avoidance.14-year-old Shamayal Thomas trusts no one. Not the family, not the gang. And at school, trusting people is forbidden.Jim Stevens teaches history. Haunted by his own, he still believes everyone can learn from the past. History doesnt always have to repeat itself.A powerful exploration of the ache of loss set in a landscape where broken people can heal each other.Fresh, funny, heartbreaking and real, this original and compassionate study of when to break the rules and why is perfect for fans of Maggie OFarrell, Rachel Joyce and Ali Smith.If you want to laugh and cry and stamp and cheer all in the space of a few hours then this book is the one for you. Bookmuse...a powerful story...the narration was outstanding...it kept me absolutely engrossed. - Anita Wallas (NetGalley Reviewer)a layered literary novel with charm and humor as well as harsh realism. I can heartily recommend this book. - Helen Aristar-Dry (Educator, NetGalley)A beautifully written story that will hold your attention until the very end. A pleasure to read and I would highly recommend this book to fans of literary fiction. - Kirsty Holt (NetGalley Reviewer)Hailed by The Bookseller as One to Watch, Jane Davis writes thought-provoking literary page turners with a strong commercial edge. Her first novel "Half-Truths and White Lies", won a national award established with the aim of finding the next Joanne Harris. Further recognition followed in 2016 with "An Unknown Woman" being named Self-Published Book of the Year by Writing Magazine/the David St John Thomas Charitable Trust, as well as being shortlisted in the IAN Awards, and in 2019 with "Smash all the Windows" winning the inaugural Selfies Book Award. Her latest novel "At the Stroke of Nine OClock", July 2020, has been featured in The Lady Magazine as one of their favourite books set in the 1950s, selected as a Historical Novel Society Editors Choice, and shortlisted for the Selfies Book Awards 2021. Jane Davis lives in Carshalton, Surrey.

"Smash all the Windows" won the inaugural Selfies Book Award in 2019.It has taken conviction to right the wrongs. It will take courage to learn how to live again.London, 22 August 2003. A day that began like any other would end in tragedy. Fifty-eight people set off for work, only to never return. For more than thirteen years, the search for truth has eaten up everything: marriages, families, health, careers and finances. A flawed justice system failed the victims kin, but hope arises when a rookie law student scrutinizes the disaster and uncovers potential answers. With lies being unraveled and hypocrisies exposed, the families can all get back to their lives. Well, if only it were that simple...A gripping, highly charged, topical piece of fiction, "Smash All the Windows" is a testament to the human condition and the healing power of art.Hailed by The Bookseller as One to Watch, Jane Davis writes thought-provoking literary page turners with a strong commercial edge. Her first novel "Half-Truths and White Lies", won a national award established with the aim of finding the next Joanne Harris.

London 1949. The lives of three very different women are about to collide.Like most working-class daughters, Caroline Wilby is expected to help support her family. Alone in a strange city, she must grab any opportunity that comes her way. Even if that means putting herself in danger.Star of the silver screen, Ursula Delancy, has just been abandoned by the man she left her husband for. Already hounded by the press, it wont be long before shes making headlines for all the wrong reasons.Patrice Hawtree was once the most photographed debutante of her generation. Now childless and trapped in a loveless marriage, her plans to secure the future of her ancient family home are about to be jeopardised by her husbands gambling addiction.Each believes she has already lost in life, not knowing how far she still has to fall.Six years later, one cause will reunite them: when a young woman commits a crime of passion and is condemned to hang, remaining silent isnt an option.Hailed by The Bookseller as One to Watch, Jane Davis writes thought-provoking literary page turners with a strong commercial edge. Her first novel "Half-Truths and White Lies", won a national award established with the aim of finding the next Joanne Harris. Further recognition followed in 2016 with "An Unknown Woman" being named Self-Published Book of the Year by Writing Magazine/the David St John Thomas Charitable Trust, as well as being shortlisted in the IAN Awards, and in 2019 with "Smash all the Windows" winning the inaugural Selfies Book Award. Her latest novel "At the Stroke of Nine OClock", July 2020, has been featured in The Lady Magazine as one of their favourite books set in the 1950s, selected as a Historical Novel Society Editors Choice, and shortlisted for the Selfies Book Awards 2021. Jane Davis lives in Carshalton, Surrey.

Fire destroyed her present. Secrets destroyed her past.Look in the mirror and ask yourself a question. Who are you? Do you know the answer?At the age of forty-six, Anita Hall knows exactly who she is. She has lived with partner Ed for fifteen years and is proud of the life theyve built. They go out into the world separately: Ed with one eye on the future in the world of finance; Anita with one foot in the past, a curator at Hampton Court Palace. This is the life she has chosen - a dream job, equal partnership, living in a quirky old house she adores. She is happy. Their foundations are solid and their future seems secure. But that was before the fire.Anita stands in the middle of the road watching her home and everything inside it burn to the ground. She and Ed have nothing more than the clothes on their backs. Fifteen years of memories gone up in smoke.Before she can come to terms with the magnitude of her loss, hairline cracks begin to appear in her perfect relationship. And returning to her childhood home in search of comfort, she stumbles upon the secret her mother has kept hidden, a taboo so unspeakable it can only be written down.The reflection in the mirror may look the same. But everything has changed. Anita thought she knew who she was. But not any more. And when your life goes up in smoke, you can never go home.Writing Magazines Self-Published Book of the Year 2016. Authentic and heartbreaking, this intensely human story by award-winner Jane Davis is perfect for fans of Maggie OFarrell, Kate Atkinson and Ali Smith.A firestorm of a novel. Davis reminds us that families often have secrets at their heart: ticking time bombs just waiting for a stray spark. Paul MurphyHailed by The Bookseller as One to Watch, Jane Davis writes thought-provoking literary page turners with a strong commercial edge. Her first novel "Half-Truths and White Lies", won a national award established with the aim of finding the next Joanne Harris. Further recognition followed in 2016 with "An Unknown Woman" being named Self-Published Book of the Year by Writing Magazine/the David St John Thomas Charitable Trust, as well as being shortlisted in the IAN Awards, and in 2019 with "Smash all the Windows" winning the inaugural Selfies Book Award. Her latest novel "At the Stroke of Nine OClock", July 2020, has been featured in The Lady Magazine as one of their favourite books set in the 1950s, selected as a Historical Novel Society Editors Choice, and shortlisted for the Selfies Book Awards 2021. Jane Davis lives in Carshalton, Surrey.

Secrets shared can bind hearts, but secrets concealed? Thats a tale of its own.The year is 1884. Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya tragically lose their two sons to scarlet fever, sending Freya into self-imposed isolation for the safety of their unborn child. Cut off from each other, their shared grief becomes a silent, destructive foe. A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert conceives a poignant tribute to his lost sons - a pleasure garden. But in withholding his vision from Freya, he widens the gulf between them.Unexpectedly, it is another woman who understands his heart: The eccentric and exceedingly talented artist Florence Hoddy. Hailed by The Bookseller as One to Watch, Jane Davis writes thought-provoking literary page turners with a strong commercial edge. Her first novel "Half-Truths and White Lies", won a national award established with the aim of finding the next Joanne Harris.

Twenty years of change, One person who cares Third Edition, 384 pages when in paperback reminds me of being inside a kaleidoscope; colourful, surreal, real, poignant and offering an ever-changing, intense view of what it means to be human. Amazon Reviewer. A photograph of a barn owl in flight."The wings, all spread out and that? Theyre kind of like an angels."Hes right.Its Aimees owl, Aimees angel.Times have changed.Jim Stevens teaches history. Haunted by his own, he still believes everyone can learn from the past. 14-year-old Shamayal Thomas trusts no one. Not the family, not the gang. And at school, trusting people is forbidden."If you decide you gotta pick up that phone, you tell me first so that I can disappear myself. Because I aint havin none of that." The best way to avoid trouble, thinks Ayisha Emmanuelle, is to avoid confrontation. As an inner-city schoolteacher, she does a whole lot of avoidance.One shocking event a playground stabbing leaves a life hanging in the balance. Two teachers risk their careers to help a boy who has nothing.Three worlds intersect and connect, regardless of the rules. History doesnt always repeat itself. A powerful exploration of the ache of loss set in a landscape where broken people can heal each other. All the heartbreak of A Kestrel for a Knave (Kes) and then some. Imagine Billy Casper living in South London in the 1990s. Praise for A Funeral for an OwlThe dialogue sparkles. This is mature and assured writing. Writers WorkshopAn incredible eye for character. Compulsion ReadsJane Davis has the insight and sensitivity of a great writer. Awesome IndiesJane reminds me of Margaret Atwood, in that all her books are very different and seem to be written in different voices. The quality and readability is consistent in all her works and I would heartily recommend this grittier tale of modern urban living. Peter Snell, BooksellerIf you want to laugh and cry and stamp and cheer all in the space of a few hours of reading then this book is one for you. Highly recommended. BookmuseEverything about this novel surprised me from the title to the final page it was a joy.Gillian Hamer, author

A compelling portrayal of the bohemian life of an activist poet, the men she loves, and the issues she fights for. Eleanor SteeleA rose garden. A woman with white hair. An embossed envelope from the palace.Lucy Forrester,for services to literature, you are nominated for a New Years Honour.Her hands shake. But its not excitement. Its rage.For five decades, shes performed angry poems, attacked government policy on everything from Suez to Trident, chained herself to embassy railings, marched, chanted and held placards high.Lucy knows who she is. Rebel, activist, word-wielder, thorn in the side of the establishment. Not a national bloody treasure.Whatever this is a parting gesture, a final act of revenge, or the cruellest of jokes it can only be the work of one man. Dominic Marchmont, outspoken literary critic and her on/off lover of fifty years, whose funeral begins in under an hour.Perhaps, suggests husband Ralph, the invitation isnt the insult it seems? What if Dominic the man they both loved has left her an opportunity?Completely gripping, excellently written and skilfully put together, I cant recommend My Counterfeit Self highly enough ~ Isabel Wolff, author of Ghostwritten.From the award-winning author of Half-truths and White Lies and An Unknown Woman, an emotional story of hidden identities, complicated passions and tangled truths.

Historical Fiction from an Award Winning AuthorTouching, exciting, romantic and tender, this novel shines in the deft hands of its author. Compulsion ReadsWhat if the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone really rather extraordinary?Edwardian Brighton. A wide-eyed girl enters Mr Parkers photographic studio and receives her first lesson about the new medium that will shape her life: "Can you think of a really good memory? Perhaps you can see it when you close your eyes. Now think how much better it would be if you could take it out and look at whenever you wanted to!"2009: Disgraced politician Sir James Hastings is resigned to living out his retirement in a secluded Surrey village. He is unmoved when he learns his mother has died at the age of 108. In his mind, he buried her long ago after she abandoned him as a child. Brought up by his father, a charismatic war-hero turned racing-driver, the young James, torn between self-blame and longing, eventually dismissed her as the villain of his childhood.His inheritance is her lifes work a photography collection spanning six decades. Young student Jenny Jones is curious, and together they explore the pictures, seeing the world through his mothers lens. The camera reveals an extraordinary tale of courage and sacrifice, and James confronts the realisation that his version of the past is not even half the story.A beautifully written journey across a century of change as one man reassembles his own family history.Praise for I Stopped Time: Jane Davis has taken an entire century and covered it with the richness of her characterisation, presenting a family that is beautifully flawed, brimming with affection, and inimitably human. J Metcalf, book bloggerAn emotional and expertly crafted book that beautifully details how the sometimes misunderstood decisions of the past can both haunt and illuminate us in the present, I Stopped Time is a powerful read I highly recommend. Lorraine Wilke, Goodreads

A boy with his head in the clouds. A man with a head full of dreams. With an eye for precise detail balanced by a sweeping imagination, this beautifully constructed book is built on deep foundations. - JJ Marsh, author of the Beatrice Stubbs Series 1884. The symptoms of scarlet fever are easily mistaken for teething, as Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya discover at the cost of their two infant sons. Freya immediately isolates for the safety of their unborn child. Cut off from each other, there is no opportunity for husband and wife to teach each other the language of their loss. By the time they meet again, the subject is taboo. But unspoken grief is a dangerous enemy. It bides its time. A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert decides to create a pleasure garden in memory of his sons, in the very same place he found refuge as a boy a disused chalk quarry in Surreys Carshalton. But instead of sharing his vision with his wife, he widens the gulf between them by keeping her in the dark. It is another woman who translates his dreams. An obscure yet talented artist called Florence Hoddy, who lives alone with her unmarried brother, painting only what she sees from her window Life as it is, in all its terrible beauty. - Jean Gill, author of Historical Fiction series The Troubadours Quartet

London 1949. The lives of three very different women are about to collide.An extraordinary novel so rich and detailed you emerge feeling as if youve just watched a classic film. ~ JJ Marsh, author Like most working-class daughters, seventeen-year-old Caroline Wilby is expected to help support her family. Far from home and alone in a strange city, she must grab any opportunity that comes her way. Even if that means putting herself in danger. Star of the silver screen, Ursula Delancy, has just been abandoned by the man she left her husband for. Already hounded by the press, it wont be long before shes making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Patrice Hawtree was once the most photographed debutante of her generation. Now childless and trapped in a loveless marriage, her plans to secure the future of her ancient family home are about to be jeopardised by her husbands gambling addiction. Each believes she has already lost in life, not knowing how far she still has to fall. Six years later, one cause will reunite them: when a young woman is condemned to hang after committing a crime of passion, remaining silent isnt an option."Why do I feel an affinity with Ruth Ellis? I know how certain facts can be presented in such a way that there is no way to defend yourself. Not without hurting those you love." Literary lovers will want to sink into this seductive tale of glamour, intrigue, deception and danger, featuring three remarkable women who dare to break societys strict conventions and forge paths for themselves in a mans world. Its a celebration of courage, resilience, the joys of female friendship, and finding a place of true belonging.You dont read a Jane Davis novel you inhabit it. This is no exception. ~ Clare Flynn, author of The Pearl of Penang This is the first time I have come across this author, and what a revelation! Jane Davis writes stunning prose that keeps the pages turning. Historical Novel Society, Editors Choice Another triumph from indie author Jane Davis in this gloriously gritty novel that engages head-on with a post-war London struggling to re-boot itself and wider society. ~ BurfoBookish I didnt so much read as consume this book. ~ Vivienne Tufnell, author You are in the sure hands of a mistress of the written word. ~ Alison Morton, author Before the reform of an archaic legal system, before second-wave feminism, before the #MeToo movement, the idea that the future is yours to make as a woman is an illusion. ~ Book Witch One of the best books Ive read this year. ~ Denny

It has taken conviction to right the wrongs. It will take courage to learn how to live again. An all-round triumph. John Hudspith Winner of The Selfies Best Independent Fiction Author Award at London Book Fair 2019 For the families of the victims of the St Botolph and Old Billingsgate disaster, the undoing of a miscarriage of justice should be a cause for rejoicing. For more than thirteen years, the search for truth has eaten up everything. Marriages, families, health, careers and finances.Finally, the coroner has ruled that the crowd did not contribute to their own deaths. Finally, now that lies have been unravelled and hypocrisies exposed, they can all get back to their lives.If only it were that simple.Tapping into the issues of the day, Davis delivers a highly charged work of fiction, a compelling testament to the human condition and the healing power of art. Written with immediacy, style and an overwhelming sense of empathy, Smash all the Windows will be enjoyed by readers of How to Paint a Dead Man by Sarah Hall and How to be Both by Ali Smith.

Davis is a phenomenal writer whose ability to create well-rounded characters felt effortless. Compulsion ReadsLife can change in a split second. And nothing you can do will stop it.Fourth Edition, 384 pages when in paperback.As Streatham, South London, still reels from the 1980s riots in neighbouring Brixton, Graham Jones finds fatherhood a frightening place. How can he protect his family in a world where the pace of change is accelerating? He has more fear than faith in the future.One afternoon, his fears are realised, but not in a way he could have anticipated. A wall collapses, burying his thirteen-year-old daughter, Judy. When rescuers dig out the crushed body in school uniform, her mother, Elaine, believes her daughter is dead.However, Judy is a survivor. Against all medical predictions, she pulls through and even learns to walk again. The accident leaves scars, both physical and psychological, but the repercussions on her family have only just begun.Elaines gratitude lies with the medical profession. Graham believes the power of prayer saved his daughters life, leading the headline-hungry press to label her The Miracle Girl. Divergent beliefs add tension to their marriage on top of the strain of caring for their only child. And things are about to get worse.Judy claims to be seeing visions. Are these apparitions delusion, deception or divine? As their story is exposed to public speculation, Elaines claim on her daughter seems to be diminishing. She demands a medical explanation for the inexplicable and seeks solace in the physical.Refusing to be drawn into her parents emotional tug-of-war, Judy is adamant. She must tread her own path, wherever it takes her.With the trademark elegance of style and profound thoughtfulness one expects from this author, this intense and emotionally-charged portrait of a family deep in crisis will make you reflect on belief, faith and the enduring power of love.Praise for These Fragile Things:Ultimately relationships, albeit in extraordinary circumstances, are central to this book. GoodreadsAn elegant and understated prose style with a very satisfying rhythm. This is really very good writing indeed. Debi AlperLeaves one panting to read more. Jill Foulston

A collection of three thought-provoking novels from an award winning authorJane Davis crafts imaginative ideas into beautiful prose. Each book is a jewel so this box set is a trove of treasures. J J Marsh, Founder of Triskele Books and Author of the Beatrice Stubbs SeriesLike Margaret Atwood, Davis conjours a fresh, new voice and style for every story, be it a mans rediscovery of his mother through her photographs, the taboo of pupil/teacher relationships outside the classroom or a haunting tale of a young girl and her visions. But what do the featured novels have in common? Says Davis: It took me some time to work out that the common theme running through my novels is the influence of missing persons in our lives. In my experience, that influence can actually be greater than that of those who are present. In I Stopped Time, it was an estranged mother. I addressed the theme head-on in A Funeral for an Owl which considers teenage runaways. And in These Fragile Things mother Elaine is obsessed by the child she lost, almost to the exclusion of the child she has. Fiction is never going to provide a complete answer, but it does force both writer and reader to walk in another persons shoes. And, in many ways, it is the exploration and not the answer that is important.Each book in this superb collection has been awarded an average 5-star rating by readers as of March 2015. Read what some of them had to say below.I Stopped TimeWouldnt you feel cheated if the woman youd imagined was the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone rather extraordinary?A Funeral for an OwlA powerful exploration of the ache of loss, set in a landscape where broken people can find each other.These Fragile ThingsLife can change in a split second. And there will be nothing you can do to stop it.Praise for the authorWhen a story pulls you into it so you care about the characters and believe in every moment youre with them, and in addition the quality of writing enriches your experience, youve found something special. Thats how I feel about Jane Davis work. Jean Gill, Author and PhotographerYoull love this if you enjoy books with great characters such as those by Maggie OFarrell, Ann Patchett and Anne Tyler. BookmuseIntellectually and emotionally engaging. James Metcalf, book blogger and reviewer

A collection of three full-length novels links only by their setting... London! Davis has a light touch. She writes with subtlety and nuance. And she does something many writers of literary fiction fail to do: she tells a good story. ~ Put It In Writing Book Blog. My Counterfeit Self From the award-winning author of Half-truths and White Lies and An Unknown Woman, comes an emotional story of hidden identities, complicated passions and tangled truths. A rose garden. A woman with white hair. An embossed envelope from the palace. Lucy Forrester, for services to literature, you are nominated for a New Years Honour. Her hands shake. But its not excitement. Its rage. For five decades, shes performed angry poems, attacked government policy on everything from Suez to Trident, chained herself to embassy railings, marched, chanted and held placards high.Lucy knows who she is. Rebel, activist, word-wielder, thorn in the side of the establishment. Not a national bloody treasure. Whatever this is a parting gesture, a final act of revenge, or the cruellest of jokes it can only be the work of one man. Dominic Marchmont, outspoken literary critic and her on/off lover of fifty years, whose funeral begins in under an hour. Smash all the Windows Winner of The Selfies (Best independent fiction author) 2018 and a finalist in the 2018 IAN Book of the Year Awards It has taken conviction to right the wrongs.It will take courage to learn how to live again. For the families of the victims of the St Botolph and Old Billingsgate disaster, the undoing of a miscarriage of justice should be a cause for rejoicing. Finally, the coroner has ruled that the crowd did not contribute to their own deaths. Finally, now that lies have been unravelled and hypocrisies exposed, they can all get back to their lives. If only it were that simple. At the Stroke of Nine OClock A Historical Novel Society Editors Choice. London 1949. The lives of three very different women are about to collide. Like most working-class daughters, Caroline Wilby is expected to help support her family. Alone in a strange city, she must grab any opportunity that comes her way. Even if that means putting herself in danger. Star of the silver screen, Ursula Delancy, has just been abandoned by the man she left her husband for. Already hounded by the press, it wont be long before shes making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Patrice Hawtree was once the most photographed debutante of her generation. Now childless and trapped in a loveless marriage, her plans to secure the future of her ancient family home are about to be jeopardised by her husbands gambling addiction. Each believes she has already lost in life, not knowing how far she still has to fall. Six years later, one cause will reunite them: when a young woman commits a crime of passion and is condemned to hang, remaining silent isnt an option.

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A richly imagined literary historical novel set in Georgian London, based on a true story.Volume 2 of the Chiswell Street ChroniclesLondon, 1780. As the city smoulders in the aftermath of the Gordon Riots, booksellers James and Dorcas Lackington refuse to answer despair with charity. Instead, they place their faith in something far more radical: books.Convinced that reading offers the surest escape from poverty, the Lackingtons launch a daring experimentpricing books so cheaply that even apprentices and servant girls can afford them. It is a bold challenge to the rigid social order of Georgian England, and one that places them squarely in danger.Dorcas knows that life alongside James and his unshakable optimism will never be smooth. But she is no mere helpmeet. She is his compass, his conscience, and often the sharper mind. In a modest corner of Moorfields, their bookshop ignites a quiet revolution as ordinary people encounter philosophy, politics, liberty, reason, and love for the first time.Not everyone welcomes this awakening. The Junto, a powerful circle of men who believe books are dangerous in the hands of the poor, move swiftly to crush the Lackingtons venture. As threats and intimidation escalate, Dorcas realises that survival will not come from retreatbut from becoming too large to silence.Her answer is audacious: to build a cathedral to literature, not for kings or scholars, but for every woman and man who has ever been told that knowledge is not theirs to claimThe Temple of the Muses.A richly imagined work of historical fiction, this novel explores literacy, class, courage, and one of the forgotten women who helped shape modern Britain.Perfect for readers ofHilary Mantel Tracy Chevalier Rose Tremain Jessie Burton Maggie OFarrell

Books have been her only solace. Now theyre about to change her life. Dorcas is as appealing and extraordinary in her circumstances as Elizabeth Bennett or Mrs Dalloway ~ JJ Marsh, author of Salt of the Earth London, 1775: The only surviving child of six, Dorcas Turton should have been heiress to a powerful family name. But after her mothers untimely death, she is stunned by the discovery that her fathers compulsive gambling has brought them close to ruin. With the threat of debtors prison looming large, she must employ all her ingenuity to keep their creditors at bay. Fortunately, ingenuity is something Dorcas is not short of. An avid reader, novels have taught her the life lessons her governess failed to. Forsaking hopes of marriage and children, she opens a day-school for girls. But unbeknown to Dorcas, her father has not given up his extravagant ways. When the bailiffs come pounding on the door, their only option is to take in lodgers. The arrival of larger-than-life James Lackington and his wife Nancy breathes new life into the diminished household. Mr Lackington aspires to be a bookseller, and what James Lackington sets out to do, he tends to achieve. Soon Dorcas discovers she is not only guilty of envying Mrs Lackington her strong simple faith and adaptable nature. Loath though she is to admit it, she begins to envy her Mr Lackington... Based on a true story, Jane Daviss latest historical novel is for book-lovers everywhere, delivering unforgettable characters, a portrait of Georgian London on the brink of change, and a love song to the power of the written word.

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