Deborah Swift
A spellbinding historical novel of beauty and greed and surprising redemption,England,Â 1660.Â Ella Appleby believes she Â is destined for better things than slaving as a housemaid and dodging the blows of Â her drunken father. WhenÂ her employer dies suddenly, she seizes her chance--taking his valuables and fleeing the countryside with her sister for the golden prospects of London. But London may not be the promised land she expects.Â  Work is hard to find, until Ella takes up with a dashing and dubiousÂ gentleman with ties to the London underworld. Meanwhile, her old employer's twin brother is in hot pursuit of the sisters.,Set in a London of atmospheric coffee houses, gilded mansions, and shady pawnshops hidden from rich menâ€™s view, Deborah Swift's ,The Gilded Lily ,is a dazzling novel of historical adventure.Â 
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The Gilded Lily