Книга: Donoghue Emma «Slammerkin»

Slammerkin

Серия: "-"

Set in London and Monmouth in the late 1700s, this is an extraordinary novel about Mary Saunders, the young daughter of a poor seamstress. Mary hungers greedily for fine clothes and ribbons, as people of her class do for food and warmth. It's a hunger that lures her into prostitution at the age of thirteen. Mary is thrown out by her distraught mother when she gets pregnant and almost dies on the dangerous streets of London. Her saviour is Doll - a prostitute. Mary roams London freely with Doll, selling her body to all manner of'cullies', dressed whorishly in colourful, gaudy dresses with a painted red smile. Faced with bad debts and threats upon her life she eventually flees to Monmouth, her mother's hometown, where she attempts to start a new life as a maid in Mrs Jones's house. But Mary soon discovers that she can't escape her past and just how dearly people like her pay for yearnings not fitting to their class in society...

Издательство: "Little, Brown and Company" (2011)

ISBN: 978-1-84408-734-1

Купить за 859 руб в My-shop

Другие книги автора:

КнигаОписаниеГодЦенаТип книги
AstrayCounterfeiter. Dishwasher. Prostitute. Attorney. Sculptor. Mercenary. Elephant. Corpse. The fascinating characters that roam across the pages of Emma Donoghue's latest fact-inspired fictions have all… — Macmillan Publishers, - Подробнее...2013642бумажная книга
RoomA major film starring Brie Larson Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Orange Prize Jack is five. He lives with his Ma. They live in a single, locked room. They don't have the… — Picador, - Подробнее...2015573бумажная книга
Room (изд. 2015 г. )A major film starring Brie Larson Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Orange Prize Jack is five. He lives with his Ma. They live in a single, locked room. They don`t have the… — Picador, (формат: 110x180, 416 стр.) Подробнее...2015660бумажная книга
SlammerkinSet in London and Monmouth in the late 1700s, this is an extraordinary novel about Mary Saunders, the young daughter of a poor seamstress. Mary hungers greedily for fine clothes and ribbons, as… — Little, Brown and Company, Подробнее...20111032бумажная книга

См. также в других словарях:

  • Slammerkin — Slamkin Slam kin, Slammerkin Slam mer*kin, n. [Cf. G. schlampe, schlamp, dim. schl[ a]mpchen; schlampen to dangle, to be slovenly in one s dress.] A slut; a slatternly woman. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slammerkin — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Emma Donoghue — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = Emma Donoghue caption = pseudonym = birthdate = birth date and age|1969|10|24 birthplace = Dublin, Ireland deathdate = deathplace = occupation = novelist, short story writer, playwright, literary historian… …   Wikipedia

  • Emma Donoghue — (* 24. Oktober 1969 in Dublin) ist eine irische Schriftstellerin, die gegenwärtig in Kanada lebt. Emma Donoghue wurde in Dublin als jüngstes von acht Kindern geboren; ihr Vater ist der Literaturkritiker Denis Donoghue. Sie erhielt einen B.A. vom… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Emma Donoghue — est une historienne, romancière et dramaturge irlandaise qui vit maintenant au Canada. Son roman Hood (1995) a reçu le Stonewall Book Award et Slammerkin (2000) a obtenu le Ferro Grumley Award de la fiction lesbienne. Elle a publié son dernier… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Slamkin — Slam kin, Slammerkin Slam mer*kin, n. [Cf. G. schlampe, schlamp, dim. schl[ a]mpchen; schlampen to dangle, to be slovenly in one s dress.] A slut; a slatternly woman. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»