Confessions of Frannie Langton

''Deep-diving and elegant'' Margaret Atwood
''Takes the gothic genre by the scruff of the neck'' Bernadine Evaristo

-----

''They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don''t believe I''ve done?''

1826, and all of London is in a frenzy. Crowds gather at the gates of the Old Bailey to watch as Frannie Langton, maid to Mr and Mrs...