Book: Novel / Fiction
Title: THE CRIMSON ROOMS
Author: Katharine McMahon
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Published on: February 18, 2010
Format: Hardcover
Condition: Brand new book. Wrapped in plastic.
Length: 384 pages
Height: 9.0 inches
Width: 6.0 inches
Thickness: 1.2 inches
Weight: 2.0 lbs.
Description:
In the spirit of Sarah Waters and Geraldine Brooks, a dramatic
mystery about love, secrets, and discovery in post-World War I London.
Still haunted by the death of her only brother, James, in the Great
War, Evelyn Gifford is completely unprepared when a young nurse and her
six-year-old son appear on the Giffords' doorstep one night. The child,
the nurse claims, is James's, conceived in a battlefield hospital. The
grief-stricken Giffords take them both in; but Evelyn, a struggling
attorney, must now support her entire family—at a time when work for
women lawyers is almost nonexistent.
Suddenly a new case falls
in Evelyn's lap: Seemingly hopeless, it's been abandoned by her male
coworkers. The accused—a veteran charged with murdering his young
wife—is almost certain to die on the gallows.... And yet, Evelyn
believes he is truly innocent, just as she suspects there may be more to
the story of her "nephew" than meets the eye...
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