A feminist reimagining of the story of Fantine from Les Miserables, from Costa award shortlisted author. Montreuil-sur-Mer, 1815. Life is hard for Fannie working at the factory, with only sweet memories of her 'gentleman' and daughter to sustain her. But when she is revealed as an unmarried mother and fired, she is forced to take greater and greater risks to get money for her child. What can she sell? Who can she trust? Has she any escape? A story of desperation, but also of love and the soaring power of hope.
| ISBN: | 9781912905515 |
| Publication date: | 24th February 2022 |
| Author: | Rebecca F John |
| Publisher: | Honno Welsh Women's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 124 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |