The Scent of Oranges [electronic resource]
Kathy George2024
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A retelling of one of literature's great novels, Oliver Twist, from the point of
view of Nancy, one of the most sympathetic, most maligned and most tragic of
Dickens's characters. For readers of The Good Wife of Bath by Karen Brooks.
Nancy has spent her whole life on the vibrant and gritty streets of Victorian
London, first as one of Fagin's child pickpockets and now on the arm of violent
and mercurial Bill Sikes. Nancy does what she must to get by. She's attuned to
the harsh realities of life, but also knows how to find moments of beauty amid
the grime, even if it is only the scent and taste of an orange - its miraculous
colour and form.
When she embarks on a relationship with enigmatic gentleman Mr Rufus, it awakens
emotions she's never felt before, and makes a better life feel possible for the
first time. But when she takes cherubic orphan Oliver Twist under her wing,
something even more elusive and appealing seems to be within reach: redemption.
This captivat...
Main title:
The Scent of Oranges [electronic resource] / Kathy George
Author:
Kathy George, Author
Imprint:
Australia : HQ Fiction, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (384 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781867252337
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
524748
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |