Jennifer's review
The Dress Lodger (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Sheri Holman
Jennifer's review
The Dress Lodger (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Sheri Holman
Jennifer's review
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This novel was not at all what I expected, but I really enjoyed it. The story follows a prostitute in an English port city during the first (?) outbreak of cholera in Britain. Holman's research is amazing, and the book provides a fascinating view into the daily lives of the lower classes in 19th century Britain. I enjoyed the sub-plot pertaining to the developments in medicine during that period (especially the lower class citizens' views of doctors and the study of anatomy) -- it was all new to me. Although the story is gory at times, it is well-written and has an appropriate amount of suspense.
