Confessions of the fox. [kit]
Confessions of the fox. [kit]
By
:
Rosenberg, Jordy.
Publication Date
:
2018
Physical Description
:
Books.+ 1 discussion question booklet + 1 biographical booklet.
Subject Term
:
Theft -- Fiction.
Transgender people -- Fiction.
LGBTQ2 -- Fiction.
Rogues and vagabonds -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Love stories.
Series
:
BOOKCLUB KIT
BOOKCLUB KIT.
Summary
:
Recently jilted and increasingly unhinged, Dr. Voth throws himself into his work, obsessively researching the life of Jack Sheppard, a legendary eighteenth century thief. No one knows Jack's true story--his confessions have never been found. That is, until Dr. Voth discovers a mysterious stack of papers titled Confessions of the Fox. Dated 1724, the manuscript tells the story of an orphan named P. Sold into servitude at twelve, P struggles for years with her desire to live as "Jack." When P falls dizzyingly in love with Bess, a sex worker looking for freedom of her own, P begins to imagine a different life. Bess brings P into the London underworld where scamps and rogues clash with London's newly established police force, queer subcultures thrive, and ominous threats of an oncoming plague abound. At last, P becomes Jack Sheppard, one of the most notorious--and most wanted--thieves in history.
Audience
:
For bookclub participants.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780399592287
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Copy | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Bookclub Kit | Bookclub Kit | FIC ROS | 10 Copies | Checked In |