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 to be an unmarried mother and dismissed, she is forced to take greater and greater risks to provide for her child.
A story of desperation, but also of love and the soaring power of hope.
A haunting reimagining of Les Misérables’ Fantine.
Genre: Historical
A story of desperation, but also of love and the soaring power of hope.
A haunting reimagining of Les Misérables’ Fantine.
Genre: Historical
Praise for this book
"John draws the reader in through prose that is highly visual and often aural, and makes use of original simile and metaphor. This is prose you can chew on in the best possible way. Fannie is tough. Fannie is gentle. After all she is a woman, and a mother, and there are no lengths she will not go to for this end." - Jane Fraser
"In this beautifully written novella, Rebecca F. John gives us Fannie's story from a new perspective - Fannie's own. The past is beautifully evoked by John's writing, sometimes with disturbing, visceral intensity. This is a lyrical, heartbreaking retelling." - Elodie Harper
"Phenomenal. Rebecca F. John is one of the best writers around. Exquisite writing, utterly immersive, gripping and heartfelt, I loved every moment within its pages. An extraordinary book by an extraordinary talent." - Liz Hyder
"In this beautifully written novella, Rebecca F. John gives us Fannie's story from a new perspective - Fannie's own. The past is beautifully evoked by John's writing, sometimes with disturbing, visceral intensity. This is a lyrical, heartbreaking retelling." - Elodie Harper
"Phenomenal. Rebecca F. John is one of the best writers around. Exquisite writing, utterly immersive, gripping and heartfelt, I loved every moment within its pages. An extraordinary book by an extraordinary talent." - Liz Hyder
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