The year is 1866. Edward Scales is a businessman, a butterfly collector, a respectable man. He is the man Gwen Carrick fell in love with seven years before. Now he is dead and Gwen is on trial for his murder. Set in a Victorian world battling between the forces of spiritualism and Darwinism, polite society and the call of clandestine love, Gwen and Edward's tale is a gripping melodrama, a romance, and a murder mystery that will compel readers to its final thrilling page.
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- Release Date 09/01/2013
- Author Martha Lea
- Language English
- Company Canongate UK; Main edition
- Weight 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions 5.5 x 1.3 x 8.5 inches
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