{"product_id":"the-golden-hour-by-jacquie-bloese-9781529377385","title":"The Golden Hour","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'What a sumptuous, evocative triumph of a novel!' Jenny Ashcroft\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eAt the golden hour, hidden truths and desires come to light . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\n\nIn the genteel squares of late-Victorian Brighton, \u003cb\u003eEllen and Reynold Harper\u003c\/b\u003e—twins, companions, colleagues—ply their trade as portrait photographers.\n\nBut at the golden hour, the models arrive to pose for the lucrative—and illicit—photographs that really keep the Harpers' business afloat. This is the other, shadowy world of the city: a world of erotic tableaux, boundary-crossing music hall performers, and the sinister figure of the local gangster, the Croc.\n\nWhen Ellen is drawn into the orbit of unhappy newly-wed \u003cb\u003eClementine\u003c\/b\u003e, she finds herself torn between loyalty to her brother, her dangerous attraction to new model, \u003cb\u003eLily\u003c\/b\u003e, and her burgeoning friendship with Clem. As the two worlds of Brighton collide, the three women discover that there is only a knife edge between the promise of freedom and the threat of ruin . . .\n\n\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric, sensual and powerfully moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Hour\u003c\/i\u003e is a spellbinding portrait of three women determined to find their freedom\u003c\/b\u003e—perfect for fans of Sarah Waters, \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Factory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e.\n\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Hour\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A divine and sumptuous portrait of Victorian Brighton, written in gloriously seductive prose, I was enthralled' Amanda Geard, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A glorious and sumptuous feast for the senses and it drew me in from the start, wanting to find out more about these women's stories and their struggles for freedom and change. It's an absolute joy. I couldn't put it down' Rosanna Ley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Orange Grove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A captivating panorama of late-Victorian Brighton... Beautifully atmospheric' Gill Paul, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'I was hooked from the very beginning... The characters and the setting were all portrayed with such vivid colour and conviction' Suzanne Goldring, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Eva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Luminous... Perfect for fans of Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry' Sean Lusk, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428261806316,"sku":"9781529377385","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529377385.jpg?v=1774472759","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-golden-hour-by-jacquie-bloese-9781529377385","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}