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I did not like this book at all. It was too short to be deep. It could have been so much more. I didn't enjoy the writing as well but I believe it was the translater's fault.

It's so pretty. 😁

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Just an ok historical novel which I found never really got going and the ending was disappointing. I liked the writing and the premise of the story but also felt it could‘ve been so much more

I needed more to make this a pick. More intrigue more nuance more story. That‘s not to say that it was not enjoyable in parts. But so much was not believable and whilst the writing was rich at times it was not convincing as a novel

This had a very modern Dickensian feel to it, full of colourful characters, wickedness, morality, London soot & the vision of a bucolic countryside. It charts the course of Lily - abandoned at birth and brought up a Foundling child. From her horrific treatment by the charity and it's employees to her employment as a wig maker - we see Lily struggle with her fate. It took a while to hook me - but the second two thirds were storytelling at its best!