The Mistress of Nothing - Kate Pullinger • BookLikes (ISBN:1439195056)

The Mistress of Nothing

by: Kate Pullinger (author)

Format: paperback

ISBN: 9781439195055 (1439195056)

Publish date: August 23rd 2011

Publisher: Touchstone

Pages no: 272

Edition language: English

Category:

Adventure, European Literature, British Literature, Cultural, Africa, Book Club, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Adult, Canada, Egypt

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Mellkoh rated it

10 years ago

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This is the fictionalized story of Sally Naldrett, ladies maid to Lady Lucie Duff Gordon, and is set in the late 1800's. Both Sally and Lucie were real people. However, while a fair piece is known about Duff Gordon, known for her book Letters from Egypt, little is actually known about Sally, other...

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Dutch rated it

13 years ago

http://Dutch.booklikes.com Dutch 4.0

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And the moral of the story is: Use condoms.

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A Book and A Review #2 rated it

14 years ago

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I am very happy I stuck with this book. At first, I was having a difficult time with it and was really bored by the writing/storyline. Then, it hit me...and I felt nothing but pity for the main character which I can't go into...no spoilers here! The unbelievable arrogance of the aristocracy also sla...

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