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Hammer

Sara Stockbridge

2009345 pagesabout 5–8 hours
2009
first published
  • 2009W. W. Norton & Co. · ENGISBN 9780393067187
  • 2009Ulverscroft · 345 pages · ENGISBN 9781847829375

"Grace Hammer lives a life with her four children in London's dank and dirty East End, dipping the pockets of wealthy strangers foolish enough to venture there. She keeps a clean house and a tight hold on her magpie nature, restricting her interests to wallets and pocket watches, which are bread and butter - at night she dreams of shiny things. Out in the dark countryside Mr Blunt rocks in his seat by the fire, grinding his teeth. He has never forgotten his scarlet treasure, or the harlot who stole it from him. At night he dreams of slitting her lily-white throat ..."--Publisher description.

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