The Liar's Daughter by Laurie Graham

The Liar's Daughter

Laurie Graham

320 pages first pub 2013 (view editions)

fiction historical reflective medium-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who enjoy unraveling complex family myths and historical ambiguities through a reflective, character-driven narrative.

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Nan Brunty’s mother George keeps an alehouse in Deptford, named the Duchess of Brunty, the title she claims would have been hers, had Nelson survived. Eighteenth century Admiralty Regulations forbade women living on board ship, but many found ways...

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