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001			on1426758474
003			OCoLC
005			20240606104959.0
008			230308t20242024enk e 000 1 eng|d
020			_a9781805220480 (paperback)
020			_a1805220489 (paperback)
029	0		_aAU@ _b000076160136
035			_a(OCoLC)1426758474
040			_aAU@ _beng _cAU@ _erda
082	0	0	_a813/.54 _223
100			_aMartin, Valerie, _d1948-, _eauthor. _955073
245	1	0	_aMrs. Gulliver : _ba novel / _cValerie Martin.
260			_aLondon : _bSerpent's Tail, _c2024.
300			_a292 pages ; _c22 cm.
520			_a"It is 1954, and prostitution is legal in the tropical haven that is Verona Island. Here, among gangsters and corrupt lawmen, Lila Gulliver runs a brothel that promises her exclusive clientele privacy and discretion. When nineteen-year-old Carità, beautiful and blind since birth, comes to her door seeking employment, Mrs Gulliver sees a business opportunity and takes a chance. Carità is mesmerising, sharp and a mystery to her employer, always holding herself at a distance. One night, the son of a wealthy judge patronises Mrs Gulliver's establishment, immediately falling madly in love with Carità. This is Ian Drohan - young, idealistic and cushioned by wealth and family connections. Mrs Gulliver mistrusts him, and worries for Carità's future. Carità, on the other hand, is fearless, headstrong and a force of nature that Mrs Gulliver is always several steps behind. A dazzling drama filled with sex, wry wit and literary references, Mrs Gulliver follows two women who have nothing to lose in their fight for agency on an island too ready to dismiss them."--
650		0	_aBlind women _vFiction. _918646
650		0	_aBusinesswomen _vFiction. _97709
650		0	_aBrothels _vFiction. _932118
650		0	_aProstitutes _vFiction. _916472
650		0	_aMan-woman relationships _vFiction. _91501
655		7	_aHistorical fiction. _2lcgft _943610
655		7	_aPsychological fiction. _2lcgft _9301
655		7	_aRomance fiction. _2lcgft _922433
942			_2ddc _cFIC
948			_hHELD BY NZWMT - 6 OTHER HOLDINGS
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