Lady of Ashes (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Lady of Ashes In 1861 London, Violet Morgan is struggling to establish a good reputation for the undertaking business that her husband has largely abandoned. She provides comfort for the grieving, advises them on funeral fashion and etiquette, and arranges funerals.
Full description- Publisher: Kensington Publishing
- Published: 01 April 2013
- Format: Paperback 384 pages
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- Categories: Crime | Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780758265913 ISBN 10: 0758265913
- Sales rank: 178,875
Full description for Lady of Ashes
In 1861 London, Violet Morgan is struggling to establish a good reputation for the undertaking business that her husband has largely abandoned. She provides comfort for the grieving, advises them on funeral fashion and etiquette, and arranges funerals. Unbeknownst to his wife, Graham, who has nursed a hatred of America since his grandfather soldiered for Great Britain in the War of 1812, becomes involved in a scheme to sell arms to the South. Meanwhile, Violet receives the commission of a lifetime: undertaking the funeral for a friend of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. But her position remains precarious, especially when Graham disappears and she begins investigating a series of deaths among the poor. And the closer she gets to the truth, the greater the danger for them both...
