false <![CDATA[Slammerkin]]> 44543 5 <div>Born to rough cloth in working-class London in 1748, Mary Saunders hungers for linen and lace. Her lust for a shiny red ribbon leads her to a life of prostitution at a young age, where she encounters a freedom unknown to virtuous young women. But a dangerous misstep sends her fleeing to Monmouth and the refuge of the middle-class household of Mrs. Jones, to become the seamstress her mother always expected her to be and to live the ordinary life of an ordinary girl. Although Mary becomes a close confidante of Mrs. Jones, her desire for a better life leads her back to prostitution. She remains true only to the three rules she learned on the streets of London: Never give up your liberty; Clothes make the woman; Clothes are the greatest lie ever told. In the end, it is clothes, their splendor and their deception, that lead Mary to disaster.<br> Emma Donoghue's daring, sensually charged prose casts a new sheen on the squalor and glamour of eighteenth-century England. Accurate, masterfully written, and infused with themes that still bedevil us today, <i>Slammerkin</i> is historical fiction for all readers.<br></div> 220527 2000 Slammerkin total:1483|5:14|4:17|3:24|2:9|1:3| 1483 5298 1975 216 4 2 false false Sat Jun 07 18:11:24 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 15:00:35 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 18:11:24 -0700 2008
Women were allowed only a few scripted roles, one of which was prostitute. For any woman who didn't find the confines of holy matrimony ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Apr 29 14:16:28 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 22 12:51:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Jan 29 09:22:08 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 09:29:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Nov 18 11:14:04 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 18 11:36:08 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 11:46:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jun 05 11:41:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Mar 31 10:53:37 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 10:53:44 -0700 2009
Mary Saunders, the focus of Slammerkin, is thrown out
of her house after being raped for her desire for a red ribbon.

Does the red ribbon establish a kinship between Mary and
me? Perhaps. Lacking a common desire or situati...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 08 13:41:51 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 13:47:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 25 17:24:24 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 17:24:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 24 12:18:56 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 11:54:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 03:15:34 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 03:18:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 19:13:48 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 19:13:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 18:17:21 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 06:33:07 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 14:19:22 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 14:24:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 14:49:26 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 14:13:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 14 05:25:28 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 24 07:15:42 -0800 2009 It's very well researched, too and I mostly enjoyed...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 25 05:12:53 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 05:18:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 04:16:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 04:48:27 -0700 2009 Slammerkin is a quick, bawdy read. Often cited as a book about a prostitute in 18th century England, it's a bit more: an all too common tale of how class and gender conspire to thwart a bright, ambitious female life. Written by an Irish historian with a gift for witty prose, I enjoyed how it transpo...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Oct 18 08:50:24 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 08:50:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 22 20:16:32 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 14 17:29:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 05:48:28 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 06:29:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=44543