The Mistress of Nothing [electronic resource]
Pullinger, Kate2010
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Lady Duff Gordon is the toast of Victorian London. But when her debilitating tuberculosis means exile, she and her devoted lady's maid, Sally, set sail for Egypt. It is Sally who describes, with a mixture of wonder and trepidation, the odd ménage marshalled by the resourceful Omar, which travels down the Nile to a new life in Luxor. As Lady Duff Gordon undoes her stays and takes to native dress, throwing herself into weekly salons; language lessons; excursions to the tombs; Sally too adapts to a new world, affording her heady and heartfelt freedoms never known before. But freedom is a luxury that a maid can ill-afford, and when Sally grasps more than her status entitles her to, she is brutally reminded that she is mistress of nothing.
Main title:
The Mistress of Nothing [electronic resource] / Kate Pullinger
Author:
Pullinger, Kate, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Profile Books, 2010
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
Kate Pullinger was born in Canada, and moved to London in 1982 where she still lives. She is the author of Tiny Lies, a collection of short stories, and the novels When the Monster Dies and Weird Sister. She collaborated with Jane Campion on the novel of the film The Piano, and has written for film, television and radio. She is currently lecturer in Creative Writing and New Media at De Montfort University.
Awards:
Scotiabank Giller Prize Nominee (Scotiabank Giller)Governor General's Literary Award (Governor General of Canada)
ISBN:
9781847652423
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
337691
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | Libby, by Overdrive - eBook |