Burnham shrugs, returns the ball, this time on the fly. She nabs it with a nimble backhand motion. "Attagirl," he calls again. "Another!" He slugs the muddy target of his mitt. Frieda brings the ball up to her mouth and faintly whispers ...
At once a horrifying exposé of a dark period in US history and an unexpectedly hopeful story of desire, identity, and righteousness, Charity Girl is a stunningly researched and expertly crafted work of literature, guaranteed to enrapture ...
Praise for Georgette Heyer: "It all begins when a chivalrous and rich young gallant takes pity on a pathetic poor relation in a neighboring family.
During World War I, after an impulsive night with an infected soldier, Frieda Mintz, a seventeen-year-old Jewish girl, is sent to a makeshift detention center for medical treatment with other "charity girls" in similar circumstances.
"Georgette Heyer is unbeatable."—Sunday Telegraph A young and lovely runaway alone on the road to London Miss Charity Steane is running away from the drudgery of her aunt's household to find her grandfather.
Henrietta is beginning to wonder if Viscount Desford has fallen in love with a homeless waif.
A gripping sequel to the bestselling novel What Girls Are Good For, following the real-life reporting of undercover journalist Nellie Bly!