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John Llewellyn Rhys Prize winner •London TimesNovelist of the Year

In the shadows of Victorian London, a tale of obsession and redemption unfolds.

Margaret Prior, an upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, has begun visiting the women's ward of Millbank prison, Victorian London's grimmest jail, as part of her rehabilitative charity work. Amongst Millbank's murderers and common thieves, Margaret finds herself increasingly fascinated by on apparently innocent inmate, the enigmatic ...