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The clash between the genteel "upstairs" and servant "downstairs" and the dark secrets of two women turn the nineteenth-century London household of the Bentley family upside down, in an atmospheric tale of mistaken identity, dangerous deception, and mystery, set against the backdrop of Victorian England. 40,000 first printing.
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"Extremely atmospheric-reminded me of Sarah Water's Fingersmith--yet the period detail does not obscure the narrative tension. I loved the various story lines of upstairs and downstairs life, and the way the twists and turns of the plot were interwoven to keep me guessing-and reading."
--Janet Gleeson, author of The Thief Taker
--Michelle Moran, national bestselling author of Nefertiti
"A hypnotic spell of a novel-The Dark Lantern resurrects a Victorian London with dirt under its nails. Dawning criminology is a hazardous business, but nothing compared to the tangle of secrets in a gentleman's home, where domestic espionage teems beneath a mask of propriety. Brightwell captures the fraught interdependence of mistress and maid, blackmailer and victim, and winds the tension to devastating effect. An arresting debut."
--Laura Dietz, author of In the Tenth House "Clever and gripping, peopled with fascinating and morally ambiguous characters, The Dark Lantern is suspenseful and vividly imagined; a tale of the tangled web of secrets and loyalties that bind master and servant, liars and their targets. Add to that a dollop of 19th century science and social history, and Ms. Brightwell has fashioned a surprising and nuanced story sure to keep fans of well-wrought fiction turning the pages."
--Megan Chance, author of An Inconvenient Wife
"An uncanny thriller . . . The action will keep the reader as intrigued as a parlor maid eavesdropping outside her mistress's boudoir."
--Publishers Weekly
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About the Author
GERRI BRIGHTWELL was born in England. She has a doctorate in literature from the University of Minnesota.
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- PublisherCrown Pub
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0307395340
- ISBN 13 9780307395344
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages321
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