image of person or book cover 3515488055074588492.jpg
Image courtesy of publisher's website.
y separately published work icon The Madwoman's Coat single work   novel   historical fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Madwoman's Coat
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'1897: Isabella Trent is found murdered in a Fremantle asylum cell. Why did she die? Who is the killer? What is the meaning of the ornate motifs that she has secretly embroidered on a man’s frock coat? And who, really, is Isabella?

'Years earlier, young Lucy Malpass leaves her home in Staffordshire for London, where she is drawn into a community of artists and socialists around William Morris and his family. Before long there is not only a prospect of fulfilling work but also a glimpse of reciprocal passion. Then her high hopes gradually begin to unravel.

'There seems to be a link between Lucy and Isabella, related in some way to an old Icelandic tale. But what exactly is this link, and what can it explain about their closely held secrets?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ardross, Melville area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Framework Press , 2021 .
      image of person or book cover 3515488055074588492.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published March 2021.
      ISBN: 9780648522324 (pbk), 9780648522331 (ebk)

Awards

Last amended 8 Sep 2021 15:53:11
Settings:
  • Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,
  • London,
    c
    England,
    c
    c
    United Kingdom (UK),
    c
    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1897
  • ca. 1860s
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X