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A review by coops456
Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue
3.0
As another reviewer put it, for most women in 18th-century England, life was no Jane Austen garden party. Young Mary Saunders' life choices in London are limited and her yearning for material comforts leads her into prostitution and ultimately A Bad End.
In other hands this story could be carping and moralistic, but Donoghue gives Mary just enough humanity to keep the reader engaged. Not dissimilar to Sarah Waters' [b:Fingersmith|45162|Fingersmith|Sarah Waters|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266458291s/45162.jpg|1014113].
In other hands this story could be carping and moralistic, but Donoghue gives Mary just enough humanity to keep the reader engaged. Not dissimilar to Sarah Waters' [b:Fingersmith|45162|Fingersmith|Sarah Waters|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266458291s/45162.jpg|1014113].