THE SEALED LETTER (MME) – EMMA DONOGHUE

Based on a real-life scandal that gripped England in 1864. From the bestselling author of Room, Emma Donoghue s The Sealed Letter is a delicious tale of secrets, betrayal, and forbidden love. Helen Codrington is unhappily married. Emily Fido Faithfull hasn t seen her once-dear friend for years. Suddenly, after bumping into Helen on the streets of Victorian London, Fido finds herself reluctantly helping Helen to have an affair with a young army officer. The women s friendship quickly unravels amid courtroom accusations of adultery, counter-accusations of cruelty and attempted rape, and the appearance of a mysterious sealed letter that could destroy more than one life . . . The Sealed Letter is a page-turner with a jaw-dropping ending – Stylist