The Sealed Letter

Author: Emma Donoghue

Price: £16.99

Code:F002

Closely based on the details of a scandalous divorce case that gripped England in 1864, The Sealed Letter is a riveting historical drama, strangely relevant to contemporary controversies over women and marriage. 

Miss Emily "Fido" Faithfull is a "woman of business" and a spinster pioneer of the British women's movement. Distracted from her beloved cause by the sudden return of her once-dear friend, the unhappily wed Helen Codrington, Fido is swept up in the intimate details of Helen's failing marriage to the stodgy Admiral Harry Codrington. What begins as an effort to help a friend explodes into a courtroom drama muckier than any Hollywood tabloid could invent; with stained dresses, accusations of adultery, counterlcaims of rape, and a mysterious letter that could destroy many lives. 

Brought to life by Emma Donoghue's vivid characterization and matchless eye for detail, The Sealed Letter is a provocative, mesmerizing story about men, women, and the birth of modern times.