The Lodger

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"The Lodger is an evocative, beautifully written first növel, set against the backdrop of the early twentieth century. Louisa Treger conjures up her characters and the turbulence of an era when women were fighting for emancipation with conviction. Dorothy Richardson s journey to finding her own litíerary feet through her illicit relationship with the novelist H. G. Wells is moving and revealing. A very accomplished debut."
—Lucinda Riley, New York Times bestselhng aüthor of The Lavender Garden
"This is a sparkling debut full of passión and verve. Louisa Treger has written an enthralling historical növel about unconventional love, unrecognized genius,
and the courage to turn heartbreak into art."
—Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author of The Duchess
A captivating and tender journey through the sexual explorations, loves, and betrayals of Bloomsbury s Dorothy Richardson."
—Frances Osborne, bestselling author of The Bolter
"Louisa Treger has taken us into the heart... Tovább

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"The Lodger is an evocative, beautifully written first növel, set against the backdrop of the early twentieth century. Louisa Treger conjures up her characters and the turbulence of an era when women were fighting for emancipation with conviction. Dorothy Richardson s journey to finding her own litíerary feet through her illicit relationship with the novelist H. G. Wells is moving and revealing. A very accomplished debut."
—Lucinda Riley, New York Times bestselhng aüthor of The Lavender Garden
"This is a sparkling debut full of passión and verve. Louisa Treger has written an enthralling historical növel about unconventional love, unrecognized genius,
and the courage to turn heartbreak into art."
—Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author of The Duchess
A captivating and tender journey through the sexual explorations, loves, and betrayals of Bloomsbury s Dorothy Richardson."
—Frances Osborne, bestselling author of The Bolter
"Louisa Treger has taken us into the heart of Dorothy Richardson s life choices through jjyhódly-imagined növel, more compelling than any biography." Michael Sherborne, author of H. G. Wells: Another Kind of Life
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Dorothy Richardson is existing just above the poverty Íme, doing secre-tarial work at a dentist's office and living in a seedy boardinghouse in Bloomsbury, when she is invited to spend the weekend with a childhood friend. Jane has recently married a writer who is hovering on the brink of fame. His name is H. G. Wells, or Bertie, as they call him.
Bertie appears unremarkable at first. But then Dorothy notices his gray-blue eyes taking her in, openly signaling approval. He informs her that he and Jane have an agreement that allows them the freedom to take lovers, although Dorothy can teli that her friend would not be happy with that arrangement.
Not wanting to betray Jane, yet unable to draw back, Dorothy free-falls intó an affair
with Bertie. Then a new boarder arrives at the house—striking Veronica Leslie-Jones—and Dorothy finds herself caught between Veronica and Bertie. Amidst the personal dramas and wreckage of a militant suffragette march, Dorothy finds her voice as a writer.
The Lodger is a beautifully intimate debut növel that is at once an introduction to one of the most important, yet forgottén, writers of the twen-tieth century and a compelling story of one woman tormented by unconventional desires. Like Michael Cunningham's The Hours, The Lodger fuses fact and fiction to portray the inner world and feelings of a remarkable writer. Vissza