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The Mistress of Nothing

Overview

Lady Duff Gordon is the toast of Victorian London society. 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 menage (marshalled by the resourceful Omar) that travels down the Nile to a new life in Luxor. When Lady Duff Gordon undoes her stays and takes to native dress, throwing herself into weekly salons, language lessons and excursions to the tombs, Sally too adapts to a new world, which affords 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. |||This book is sold in the US by Sony Electronics Inc.

Awards

  • Governor Generals Literary Awards

Author Information

Kate Pullinger

Kate Pullinger was born in Vancouver, and now lives in London. She is the author of TINY LIES, a collection of short stories, and the novels WHEN THE MONSTER DIES, WEIRD SISTER and A LITTLE STRANGER. She collaborated with Jane Campion on the novel of the film The Piano, and has written for film, television and radio. She teaches creative writing and new media at De Montfort University.

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Product Details

  • Published by

    McArthur & Company Publishing Ltd.

  • Publish Date

    January 01, 2010 

  • Print ISBN

    9781552788684

  • eBook ISBN

    9781552789025

  • Imprint

    McArthur & Company Publishing Ltd.

  • Filesize

    669.36 KB

  • Number of Print Pages*

    264

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