Барбара Эвинг — новинки

The Victorian gossipmongers called them The Petticoat Men. But to young widow Mattie Stacey, they are Freddie and Ernest, her gentlemen lodgers. It is Mattie who admires their sparkling gowns, makes their extravagant hats and laughs at their stories of attending society balls dressed up as the glamorous 'Fanny' and 'Stella'.

But one fateful night Fanny and Stella are arrested, and Mattie and her family are dragged into a shocking court trial, described in newspapers all over England as 'The Scandal of the Century'.

Outraged, Mattie is determined to save her family from ruin, and her friends from shame and penury. She embarks on a brave journey to expose the establishment's hypocrisy - including the involvement of Mr Gladstone the Prime Minister, and the Prince of Wales. For Fanny and Stella are dangerous ladies, and these are dangerous times...

Розетта была счастлива в браке, пока не узнала, что муж изменяет ей. Ах, если бы она смогла родить ребенка! Тогда боль в сердце не была бы такой сильной... Но Гарри бесславно погиб в чужой стране, оставив ее бездетной. Через какое-то время Розетта узнала, что в Египте у Гарри остался внебрачный ребенок. Девочке грозит гибель... Чтобы спасти ее, Розетте пришлось предпринять опасное и захватывающее путешествие в Египет, в сердце пустыни, проявить невероятное мужество и душевную силу.

Мисс Корделия Престон, красивая стареющая актриса, оставшись без работы, страшится возвращения к нищенской жизни и решает предстать в глазах окружающих знатоком искусства гипноза. Украшенный зеркалами и красными бархатными цветами подвальчик в Блумсбери, где слабо мерцают свечи, - ее новое царство. Но успех хрупок, когда тебя может настигнуть прошлое, полное тайн...

Мисс Корделия Престон, красивая стареющая актриса, оставшись без работы, страшится возвращения к нищенской жизни и решает предстать в глазах окружающих знатоком искусства гипноза. Украшенный зеркалами и красными бархатными цветами подвальчик в Блумсбери, где слабо мерцают свечи, - ее новое царство. Но успех хрупок, когда тебя может настигнуть прошлое, полное тайн...

Unable to find stage work, actresses Cordelia Preston and Rillie Spoons need to find a way of making a living. Cordelia remembers the skills of her aunt and sets out to be a phreno-mesmerist, advising couples on their compatibility and enlightening women on The Gentle Intricacies of the Wedding Night'. Cordelia finds that she does indeed possess the gift for mesmerism, and as her popularity grows, she and Rillie are finally living their dream. But events from Cordelia's past return to haunt her, and the women become embroiled in a scandal that threatens to ruin not only them but those they love ...

London 1849. The capital city is living in fear. Cholera is everywhere. Eminent MP Sir Charles Cooper decides it is too risky for his younger daughter, the strangely beautiful and troubled Harriet, and sends her-but not her beloved sister Mary-to the countryside.

Rusholme is a world away from London, full of extraordinary relations: Harriet's cousin Edward and his plans for a new life in New Zealand; Aunt Lucretia, reliant on afternoon wine and laudanum; the formidable Lady Kingdom and her two eligible, unobtainable sons. However, life in the country can offer only temporary respite to Harriet, who longs to return to her sister.

But when Harriet does come home, London has become more dangerous than ever. Her health, her freedom—even her sanity—are under threat. Escape is essential. Can a young, powerless girl change her life? Can she board the Amaryllis without being discovered? Does she realize that if she flees, more than one person will pursue her, literally to the end of the world?

The Trespass is historical fiction at its most gripping, stretching from the dark side of Victorian London to the optimism and energy of the early New Zealand settlements.

A rich, dark novel of buried secrets, new desires and a new land from the bestselling author of THE ACTRESSES A novel of 50s New Zealand, as haunting and evocative as HEAVENLY CREATURES