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In "Out of the Dark", Norah Lofts weaves a tale set in Victorian England that centers on Charlotte Cornwall, a young woman whose life is upended by an unresolved murder. Charlotte attempts to escape her traumatic past by adopting a new name and becoming a teacher, yet the lingering suspicions and the shadows of guilt that follow her continue to erode her sense of self. As she navigates new friendships and encounters another disappearance and death, Charlotte’s journey becomes a relentless search for truth and redemption amid the bleak backdrop of the era’s social anxieties.
First publish date: 1972
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Norah Lofts
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