{"product_id":"jacquie-bloese-the-golden-hour-2024-paperback","title":"Jacquie Bloese: The Golden Hour [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What a sumptuous, evocative triumph of a novel!' Jenny Ashcroft \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAt the golden hour, hidden truths and desires come to light . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the genteel squares of late-Victorian Brighton\u003cb\u003e, Ellen and Reynold Harper\u003c\/b\u003e - twins, companions, colleagues  -  ply their trade as portrait photographers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But at the golden hour, the models arrive to pose for the lucrative  -  and illicit  -  photographs that really keep the Harpers' business afloat. This is the other, shadowy world of the city: a world of erotic tableaux, boundary-crossing music hall performers, and the sinister figure of the local gangster, the Croc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Ellen is drawn into the orbit of unhappy newly-wed \u003cb\u003eClementine\u003c\/b\u003e, she finds herself torn between loyalty to her brother, her dangerous attraction to new model, \u003cb\u003eLily\u003c\/b\u003e, and her burgeoning friendship with Clem. And as the two worlds of Brighton collide, the three women discover that there is only a knife edge between the promise of freedom, and the threat of ruin . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAtmospheric, sensual and powerfully moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Hour\u003c\/i\u003e is a spellbinding portrait of three women determined to find their freedom \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- perfect for fans of Sarah Waters, \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Factory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Hour\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e               \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003edivine and sumptuous portrait of Victorian Brighton\u003c\/b\u003e, written in gloriously seductive prose, \u003cb\u003eI was enthralled\u003c\/b\u003e' Amanda Geard, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA glorious and sumptuous feast for the senses and it drew me in from the start\u003c\/b\u003e, wanting to find out more about these women's stories and their struggles for freedom and change. \u003cb\u003eIt's an absolute joy. I couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e' Rosanna Ley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Orange Grove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA captivating panorama of late-Victorian Brighton\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eBeautifully atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e' Gill Paul, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI was hooked from the very beginning\u003c\/b\u003e... The characters and the setting were all portrayed with such vivid colour and conviction' Suzanne Goldring, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Eva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eLuminous\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry\u003c\/b\u003e' Sean Lusk, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloese, Jacquie","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50253731987795,"sku":"9781529377385","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bloese-jacquie-jacquie-bloese-the-golden-hour-2024-paperback-9781529377385-61009489494355.jpg?v=1737609975","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/jacquie-bloese-the-golden-hour-2024-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}