Ruby Mills is ruthlessly ambitious, strikingly beautiful - and one of the Forty Thieves' most talented members.
Harriet Littlemore is an aspiring journalist from a 'good' family, engaged to a rising star of the Tory party - but she wants a successful career of her own.
After witnessing Ruby fleeing the scene of a robbery, Harriet develops a fascination with the young thief that extends beyond journalistic interest, one which Ruby can use to her advantage.
But both the Forties and London society have strict rules - and the fallout from Ruby and Harriet's unlikely acquaintance may be more than either woman is prepared for.
The Dazzle of the Light tells a compulsive, cinematic story, fraught with envy and desire, about class, morality and the cost of being an independent woman in 1920.
GEORGINA CLARKE has a degree in theology and completed a PhD in history part-time, while working as a parish priest. Her love of the past is at the heart of her fiction: her Lizzie Hardwicke crime series (published by Canelo) is set in the mid-eighteenth century, and her latest novel - The Dazzle of the Light - unfolds in 1920s London and is inspired by the real-life activities of the women-led Forty Thieves crime syndicate. Georgina is currently a tutor at the Queen's Foundation in Birmingham. When she's not working, she enjoys dressmaking, running and mooching around old houses. She lives in Worcester with her husband, son and two lively cats.
Title: The Dazzle of the Light: An Evening Standard 'Best New Book for 2022'
Author: Clarke, Georgina
ISBN: 9780857308306
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Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-11-17
Number of Pages: 320
Weight: 0.2701 kg
Fans of Sarah Waters and Kate Atkinson will adore this compelling, evocative and utterly gripping tale... It deserves to be huge -- Sarra Manning * Red *
Set in 1920s London, this is a tremendously enjoyable read with two spirited heroines * Good Housekeeping *
This was a marvellous read... Two fabulous protagonists, you will be rooting for them both * Prima *
Gaining lots of love from book reviewers, Clarke's standalone thriller is inspired by the real-life all-female gang 'The Forty Thieves' who reigned supreme over London in the early 20th century. With a touch of Killing Eve, dutiful journalist Harriet becomes obsessed by one of the thieves, Ruby Mill, and what it really means to be an independent woman.
* Evening Standard (Autumn reads a the best new books for 2022) *
Cinematic * Daily Mail *
