Born to rough cloth in workingclass london in 1748, mary saunders hungers for linen and lace. Set in london and monmouth in the late 1700s, this is an extraordinary novel about mary saunders, the young daughter of. Hood, 1996 has triumphantly reimagined the life of a real historical figure of whom nothing is known beyond those few factsbeginning with marys lonely london girlhood, and expulsion from her stepfathers home when she becomes pregnant at 14. Buy slammerkin virago modern classics by donoghue, emma isbn. Pdf slammerkin book by emma donoghue free download 410. Her lust for a shiny red ribbon leads her to a life of prostitution at. Published in 2000, it is her third novel and is loosely based on the account of. Slammerkin by emma donoghue book cover, description, publication history. Shauna goble, a skin that had split, and been shed. Donoghue s 1995 novel hood won the stonewall book award.
A bestseller in canada and ireland, akin 2019 is my first contemporary novel for adults since room. Inspired by a murder that took place in the welsh borders in 1763, slammerkin, is about a prostitute obsessed with clothes. It follows a retired chemistry professor and his elevenyearold greatnephew from new york on their journey to the french riviera to unearth his mothers wartime secrets. Inspired by the obscure historical figure mary saunders, slammerkin is a provocative, graphic tale and a rich feast of an historical novel. Emma donoghue born 24 october 1969 is an irishcanadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter. Author emma donoghue probes the gap between a young girls quest for freedom and a better life and the shackles that society imposes on her. Celtsaxon dichotomy in emma donoghue s slammerkin, walesireland postgraduate symposium cardiff university, 2009.
Emma is the youngest of eight children of frances the bell jar vk. Mary saunders, a lowerclass london schoolgirl, was born into rough c. A dangerous misstep sends her fleeing to monmouth, and the position of household seamstress, the ordinary life of an ordinary girl with no. Emma donoghue touchy subjects houghton mifflin harcourt 2007. Donoghue takes scraps of the intriguing true story of mary saunders, a servant girl who murdered her mistress in 1763, and fashions from them an intelligent. Her 2010 novel room was a finalist for the man booker prize and an international bestseller. Slammerkin is a historical fiction novel by irishcanadian author emma donoghue. Born to rough cloth in hogarths london, but longing for silk, mary saunderss eye for a shiny red ribbon leads her to prostitution at a young age. Female identity and sexuality in emma donoghue s slammerkin and hood, paper delivered at acis south 2007. The first edition of the novel was published in 2000, and was written by emma donoghue. Emma donoghues comingofage story of a teenage girl fending for herself in the 1760s exerts a considerable grip, writes natasha tripney.
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