The glass of time : the secret life of Miss Esperanza Gorst, narrated by herself

“entirely Wonderful . . . Chock-full Of Revenge, Romance, Duplicity, Concealed Identities And Murder Most Frequent.”—washington Post Building On His Haunting, Superbly Written Debut, The Meaning Of Night, Michael Cox Returns To A Story Of Murder, Love, And Revenge In Victorian England. The Glass Of Time Is A Vividly Imagined Study Of Seduction, Betrayal, And Friendship Between Two Powerful Women Bound Together By The Past. Taking a job as a Victorian lady's maid in the household of baroness Tansor, nineteen-year-old orphan Esperanza Gorst hides the truth about her mission to uncover her mistress's secrets about a past injustice that has affected Esperanza's own life. By the author of The Meaning of Night