Margaret Forster
Lady's Maid : a Novel
- ISBN 13:
- 9780345497437
- author:
- Margaret Forster
- format:
- Trade Paperback
- publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 576
- Genre:
- Literary Fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Lady's Maid: A Novel by Margaret Forster In 1844, Lily Wilson arrives in London as a young and timid lady's maid to Elizabeth Barrett, a fragile housebound woman. Over the next sixteen years, their relationship evolves from a traditional employer-employee bond into a deep and passionate romance. As Lily becomes increasingly entwined with her mistress' life, she witnesses Elizabeth's secret wedding to Robert Browning, smuggles her out of her gloomy home, and flees with them to Italy. Through her devotion, Lily finds a sense of purpose and belonging, but when her own affairs take a dramatic turn, she comes to expect the loyalty from Elizabeth that she has always given. This absorbing novel paints a vivid picture of class, station, hypocrisy, and survival in Victorian society, offering a deeply human and relatable portrayal of love, obsession, and devotion.
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