In late seventeenth century London, two women, one white, one black, stake everything to prevent a manipulative mogul from destroying them. Zenobia, born into poverty, grasps that her only hope of controlling her own life is to capitalize on her looks; Lily, brought to London on a sugar and slave ship as a "toy," educated alongside her mistress but used by her master, lives as a kept woman. As their story weaves and folds through a murky and merc...
Details Black Lily
| Title | Black Lily |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781910258095 |
| Author | Philippa Stockley |
| Release Date | Sep 6th, 2018 |
| Publisher | Pimpernel Press |
| Genre | Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, European Literature, British Literature |
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Reviews Black Lily
My Blog | My TwitterMeh, it was ok. If you want a longer and much more detailed review, you can check my blog in a few weeks, once HNS posts their official review of it. My blog reviews are more detailed than what I can send to them anyway.
FYI: I won this book on goodreads.com.I enjoyed reading this book, but found the jumping around in time slightly confusing. I am not sure why it was written this way. There was plenty of deceit and romance to keep me interested. Nice summer read.
Really enjoyed the intertwined storylines. It definitely kept me interested.
