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AffinitySarah Waters

Affinity

1999368 pages
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13 editions · 5 languages
ThrillerHorrorHistorical

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A spellbinding ghost story, a complex and intriguing historical mystery, and a poignant romance with an enexpected twist.An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior has begun visiting the women’s ward of Millbank prison, Victorian London’s grimmest jail, as part of her rehabilitative charity work. Amongst Millbank’s murderers and common thieves, Margaret finds herself increasingly fascinated by on apparently innocent inmate, the enigmatic spiritualist Selina Dawes. Selina was imprisoned after a seance she was conducting went horribly awry, leaving an elderly matron…

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13 editions · 5 languages
  • Ebook · English · 2009
    Penguin USA, Inc. · 9780786523221
  • Paperback · English · 2005
    VIRAGO (LITT) · 368 pages · 9781860496929
  • Paperback · English · 2002
    Riverhead Trade · 368 pages · 9781573228732
  • Paperback · English · 1999
    Virago Preess LTD · 368 pages · 9781860496912
  • Other · English · 2011
    Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 368 pages · 9780748129317
  • Other · English · 2009
    Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 9781844085002
SpiritualismSocial life and customsPrisonsFictionWomen prisonersMillbank Penitentiary (London, England)ThrillerMillbank Prison (London, England)