With her parents dead and living in an isolated house on Highgate Hill, across from the cemetery, Adoria leads a very small and fearful life, cut off from the world. She has little knowledge of her true situation and lacks the control and ability to shape her own destiny; she is like a fly caught in a trap.
Adoria does, however, have one hope that, she may be able to reach the age of 21, without being forced to marry. But, her Uncle Howell seems to have other plans.
As Adoria becomes aware that women in the Victorian era have little agency, she also begins to realise that, there is much that she does not know about the people and situations around her; she begins to investigate, and manages to find her voice, despite the forces set against her.
With her parents dead and living in an isolated house on Highgate Hill, across from the cemetery, Adoria leads a very small and fearful life, cut off from the world. She has little knowledge of her true situation and lacks the control and ability to shape her own destiny; she is like a fly caught in a trap.
Adoria does, however, have one hope that, she may be able to reach the age of 21, without being forced to marry. But, her Uncle Howell seems to have other plans.
As Adoria becomes aware that women in the Victorian era have little agency, she also begins to realise that, there is much that she does not know about the people and situations around her; she begins to investigate, and manages to find her voice, despite the forces set against her.
The House On Highgate Hill
The House On Highgate Hill
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940152978278 |
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| Publisher: | Ann Michaels |
| Publication date: | 04/17/2016 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | eBook |
| Sales rank: | 536,158 |
| File size: | 285 KB |