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In 1792, the Kellaway family uproots from Dorset and moves into the cramped, unforgiving streets of London, leaving behind a painful loss. The city is tense with the growing turmoil of the French Revolution.
Jem, the youngest Kellaway, befriends Maggie Butterfield, a streetwise Londoner, and together they become entangled in the life of their neighbour, the printer, poet and radical William Blake. Through their friendship, Jem and Maggie learn to navigate the unpredictable passage from innocence to experience.
The novel depicts Georgian London vividly, showing how the environment and historical moment influence the characters and inspire one of Blake’s most renowned works.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Tracy Chevalier
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