Slammerkin (↑)

I've finished another book. Slammerkin by Emma Donnahue. I liked it a lot. It shows how rigid society was in the 18th century, and how it is difficult to rise above your current situation into a better life. For some reason, I found it slightly disturbing when I first started reading it, but I believe that that was because it was about prostitutes.

The book was about a girl named Mary Saunders who lived in 18th century London. She got pregnant from a ribbon vendor (she wanted a ribbon, but the only way to get it was to give the vendor a kiss, however, the man raped her). Her mother threw her out, and from there she became a prostitute. She gave up being a prostitute and moved back to her mother's hometown, where she became an apprentice to her mother's friend. A few other things occur. But i don't want to give away the whole story so I'll just leave it at that.

I definitely recommend it to people who like more historical novels, however, it is 400 pages long, so be in for a long read.

Anyway, I hope to be able to finish reading another book quickly, but I am in university again, so it might be a bit more delayed. Until next time, Happy reading!