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The Pleasures of Men

Paperback • 2012 • English

The Pleasures of Men

By Kate Williams

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About the book

Spitalfields, 1840. Catherine Sorgeiul lives with her Uncle in a rambling house in London's East End. She has few companions and little to occupy the days beyond her own colourful imagination. But then a murderer strikes, ripping open the chests of young girls and stuffing hair into their mouths to resemble a beak, leading the press to christen him The Man of Crows. And as Catherine hungrily devours the news, she finds she can channel the voices of the dead ... and comes to believe she will ...Show more

Historical crime and mysteries
Historical fiction

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ISBN

9780241951392

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

The Pleasures of Men

Format

Paperback

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