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"A dark hymn to pre-Victorian London in all its grotty glory." Nick Perry, author of The Loop

Charles Dickens is a newly famous author and a man who has only just married. He thinks that he is about to become a father.

Why, then, does he go wandering London after dark and why, under the influence of a famous clown, does he begin an affair with Sarah, a barmaid who works in a North London pub?

While his own descriptions of sex barely exist, he becomes immersed in an affair so all-consuming that his life begins to fall apart. He takes to drink, he develops a liking for rough company, he even steals a necklace. Where will it end?

During a Christmas entertainment held in his own house, Dickens, Sarah, and his wife edge towards a confrontation that has the potential to ruin him for ever.

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  • ISBN-13: 9783988320636
  • ISBN-10: 3988320633
  • Publisher: Vine Leaves Press
  • Publish Date: May 2024
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.67 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.62 pounds
  • Page Count: 268

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