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In eighteenth‑century England, Life Mask explores the extraordinary world of Mrs. Damer, a widowed sculptor who becomes the period’s sole female artist and a pioneering horse‑race innovator. Amid public ridicule and the strict hierarchies of London’s courts, the novel also follows a Drury Lane actress striving to secure a place within the aristocracy. Donoghue weaves themes of artistic ambition, gender, class, and interpersonal drama into a richly detailed historical portrait of London society.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Emma Donoghue
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